“One never dives into the water to save a drowning man more eagerly than when there are others present who dare not take the risk.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
“When their adventures do not succeed, however, they run away; but it was the mark of a brave man to face things that are, and seem, terrible for a man, because it is noble to do so and disgraceful not to do so.”
Aristotle
“The brave man is not he who feels no fear, For that were stupid and irrational; But he, whose noble soul its fear subdues, And bravely dares the danger nature shrinks from”
Joanna Baillie
“The man who knows when not to act is wise. To my mind, bravery is forethought.”
Euripides
“Someone praising a man for his foolhardy bravery, Cato, the elder, said, ''There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.''”
Plutarch
“We are devastated by his loss, but extremely proud of his courage and bravery. He was a selfless young man who will be missed by many.”
Jack Collins
“it took bravery to get into the ring and risk his pretty face, it took real guts to step out of the ring and risk everything.”
Bryant Gumbel