Courage
“Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point, which means, at the point of highest reality. A chastity or honesty or mercy which yields to danger will be chaste or honest or merciful only on conditions. Pilate was merciful till it became risky.” ~C.S. Lewis
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What Would You Die For?
“Who would you die for? What ideas would you die for? The answer to those questions, for most of human history, would have come very readily to any person’s mouth. Any Comanche would tell you instantly who they would die for and what they would die for. In modern society, it gets more and more… Continue reading
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Quote To Ponder ~C.S. Lewis
“Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.” ~C.S. Lewis Continue reading
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Duty, Honor, Country
Duty, Honor, Country Sylvanus Thayer Award Acceptance Address, by Douglas MacArthur Delivered 12 May 1962, West Point, NY Duty, Honor, Country: Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be. They are your rallying points: to build courage when courage seems to fail; to regain… Continue reading
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Quote To Ponder ~Alfred North Whitehead
“True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes. Rather the firm resolve of virtue and reason.” ~Alfred North Whitehead Continue reading
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Self-Trust Is The Essence Of Heroism
Self-Trust Is The Essence Of Heroism From the Essay “Heroism,” in Essays, First Series, 1841 By Ralph Waldo Emerson Self-trust is the essence of heroism. It is the state of the soul at war, and its ultimate objects are the last defiance of falsehood and wrong, and the power to bear all that can be… Continue reading
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Quote To Ponder ~Thomas Carlyle
“The courage we desire and prize is not the courage to die decently, but to live manfully.” ~Thomas Carlyle Continue reading
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Quote To Ponder ~Lord Moran
“Courage is a moral quality; it is not a chance gift of nature like an aptitude for games. It is a cold choice between two alternatives, the fixed resolve not to quit; an act of renunciation which must be made not once but many times by the power of the will. Courage is willpower.” ~Lord… Continue reading
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The Quality of Courage
The Quality of Courage From The Stranded Bugle, 1905 By Leroy E. Mosher All men of principle and of steadfastness approve the man who has the courage of his convictions. Such a man necessarily makes enemies; but even an enemy entertains a wholesome respect for the man who honestly differs from him and is not afraid to advocate and defend… Continue reading
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