#braver

One day’s life of a lion is preferable to hundred years’ of a jackal ↗

— Tipu Sultan "Tiger of Mysore"

#courage #courage

Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They're just braver 5 minutes longer. ↗

— Ronald Reagan

#heroes #bravery

Being brave is not as easy as it looks. ↗

— Simone Elkeles

#bravery

But often life asks much of you, and you either honor life by answering with all your heart, or you cower your way into your grave. ↗

— James Clemens

#cowardice #death #honour #death

In Will's experience, when someone who ought to be afraid wasn't, the reason was rarely bravery. Usually it meant that they knew something you didn't. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#will-herondale #experience

Living by faith includes the call to something greater than cowardly self-preservation. ↗

— J.R.R. Tolkien

#heroism #faith

Oh! Be men, or be more than men. Be steady to your purposes and firm as a rock. This ice is not made of such stuff as your hearts may be; it is mutable and cannot withstand you if you say that it shall not. Do not return to your families with the stigma of disgrace marked on your brows. Return as heroes who have fought and conquered, and who know not what it is to turn their backs on the foe. ↗

— Mary Shelley

#determination #frankenstein #men #family

Your personal declaration of will is the first step in a seemingly impossible journey. ↗

— Bryant McGill

#free-will #freedom #individuality #intelligence #proud

Mission motto, sir," said Carrot cheerfully. "Morituri Nolumus Mori. Rincewind suggested it." "I imagine he did," said Lord Vetinari, observing the wizard coldly. "And would you care to give us a colloquial translation, Mr Rincewind?" "Er..." Rincewind hesitated, but there really was no escape. "Er... roughly speaking, it means, 'We who are about to die don't want to', sir. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#cowardice #humor #parody #imagination

Destiny's what you make of it. You have to face whatever life throws at you. ↗

— Darren Shan

#destiny #life #life