Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.

In the Soviet army it takes more courage to retreat than advance.

Courage without conscience is a wild beast.

Eccentricity has always abounded when and where strength of character had abounded and the amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of genius, mental vigor, and courage which it contained.

Why should we honour those that die upon the field of battle? A man may show as reckless a courage in entering into the abyss of himself.