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"Brave men don't belong to any one country. I respect bravery wherever I see it."
"In the ebb and flow of battle there are usually only brief flashes of bravery before the brave become the dead."
"Fortes et strenuos etiam contra fortunam insistere, timidos et ignores ad desperationem formidine properare."
"What's brave, what's noble, Let's do it after the high Roman fashion, And make death proud to take us."
"He did look far Into the service of the time, and was Discipled of the bravest; he lasted long; But on us both did haggish age steal on And wore us out of act."
"Come one, come all! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I."
"I'm not a brave man. My self-image is of a very small and weak person. In point of fact, I'm almost six feet, and solidly built. But I was a late bloomer. I spent those formative early high-school years as a pudgy little science whimp. I'm still scared of big men with deep voices."
"'Tis more brave To live, than to die."
"Arya watched them die and said nothing. What good did it do you to be brave? ... There were no brave people on that march, only scared and hungry ones."
"— How can a man be brave when he's afraid ? — It is the only time a man can be brave."
"Rebus in angustis facile est contemnere vitam; Fortiter ille facit qui miser esse potest."
"There's a brave fellow! There's a man of pluck! A man who's not afraid to say his say, Though a whole town's against him."
"Rewa was brave. At least, she was thick-witted enough to be able to ignore personal danger to a great extent."
"Some of the bravest political work in this country and around the world has happened because people often too young to grasp their own mortality stick their necks out. The job of the rest of us is to rise to the occasion of their bravery. The young inspire the middle-aged and old with courage, and they project our vision where it belongs, into the future."
"Quocirca vivite fortes, fortiaque adversis opponite pectora rebus"
"The god-like hero sate On his imperial throne: His valiant peers were placed around, Their brows with roses and with myrtles bound (So should desert in arms be crowned). The lovely Thais, by his side, Sate like a blooming Eastern bride In flower of youth and beauty's pride. Happy, happy, happy pair! None but the brave, None but the brave, None but the brave deserve the fair."
"Fortem Posce Animum Pray for God to give you a Brave Soul"
"It may often be noticed, the less virtuous people are, the more they shrink away from the slightest whiff of the odour of un-sanctity. The good are ever the most charitable, the pure are the most brave."
"I wonder if this is what bravery is: adrenaline plus love plus absolute stupidity."
"Fortis vero, dolorem summum malum judicans; aut temperans, voluptatem summum bonum statuens, esse certe nullo modo potest."
"The truly brave, When they behold the brave oppressed with odds, Are touched with a desire to shield and save:— A mixture of wild beasts and demi-gods Are they—now furious as the sweeping wave, Now moved with pity; even as sometimes nods The rugged tree unto the summer wind, Compassion breathes along the savage mind."
"Brave men were living before Agamemnon."
"All doubt is cowardice — all trust is brave."
"A brave man is one who admits his fear. Only a fool believes himself invincible."
"I'll say this for the Queen. She was brave—or possibly stupid. It's easy to mistake the two."
"It's affection always, You're gonna see it someday My attention's on you Even if it's not what you need"
"Of such affection and unbroken faith As temper life's worst bitterness."
"She had become such an integral part of my life that, without her light, presence, and solace, I would feel incomplete."
"I knew he loved me."
"Affection is a coal that must be cool'd; Else, suffer'd, it will set the heart on fire."
"Talk not of wasted affection, affection never was wasted. If it enrich not the heart of another, its waters, returning Back to their springs, like the rain, shall fill them full of refreshment; That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain."
"Who hath not saved some trifling thing More prized than jewels rare, A faded flower, a broken ring, A tress of golden hair."
"The objects that we have known in better days are the main props that sustain the weight of our affections, and give us strength to await our future lot."
"Even children follow'd with endearing wile, And pluck'd his gown, to share the good man's smile."
"There is no resource so firm for the Government of the United States as the affections of the people, guided by an enlightened policy; and to this primary good nothing can conduce more than a faithful representation of public proceedings, diffused without restraint throughout the United States."
"Wonder Woman: The only way you can rule anybody Steve, is the way we women do it -- by inspiring affection!"
"I would regard meanings given by others so far as refreshing boon, I would still be enamored of rose or any heartless flower's smell if tender tides of your affection had not suffused the pollens of my heart with loving aroma."
"All our "most sacred affections" are merely prosaic habit."
"A mixture of admiration and pity is one of the surest recipes for affection."
"There is in life no blessing like affection : It soothes, it hallows, elevates, subdues, And bringeth down to earth its native heaven."
"Affection exaggerates its own offences."
"I was brought up under a system in which discretion when given was practically absolute. It was the unbroken tradition of Westminster Hall. I believe that system worked justice and saved expense. I hope I may be forgiven if, with what energy remains to me, I strive after many years' experience and drawing near the close of my judicial career, to preserve this unfettered discretion which in my opinion, was given me by Parliament, and which I have never, at least intentionally abused."
"However much men may honestly endeavour to limit the exercise of their discretion by definite rule, there must always be room for idiosyncracy; and idiosyncracy, as the word expresses, varies with the man. But there is, besides this, that of which every student of legal history must be aware, the leaning of the Courts for a certain time in a particular direction, balanced at least, if not reversed, by the leaning of the Courts for a certain time in a direction opposite. The current of legal decision runs often to a point which is felt to be beyond the bounds of sound and sane control, and there is danger sometimes that the retrocession of the current should become itself extreme."
"I cannot and do not live in the world of discretion, not as a writer, anyway. I would prefer to, I assure you—it would make life easier. But discretion is, unfortunately, not for novelists."
"By Silence, the discretion of a man is known: and a fool, keeping Silence, seemeth to be wise."
"As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion."
"I leave it to your discretion to strike or not, but the American colors must not be pulled down over my head today."
"At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool."
"Eine der wichtigsten Tugenden im gesellschaftlichen Leben, die täglich seltener wird, ist die Verschwiegenheit."
"There have been women I have loved … A lot, as discreetly as possible."
Heute, am 12. Tag schlagen wir unser Lager in einem sehr merkwürdig geformten Höhleneingang auf. Wir sind von den Strapazen der letzten Tage sehr erschöpft, das Abenteuer an dem großen Wasserfall steckt uns noch allen in den Knochen. Wir bereiten uns daher nur ein kurzes Abendmahl und ziehen uns in unsere Kalebassen-Zelte zurück. Dr. Zwitlako kann es allerdings nicht lassen, noch einige Vermessungen vorzunehmen. 2. Aug.
- Das Tagebuch
Es gab sie, mein Lieber, es gab sie! Dieses Tagebuch beweist es. Es berichtet von rätselhaften Entdeckungen, die unsere Ahnen vor langer, langer Zeit während einer Expedition gemacht haben. Leider fehlt der größte Teil des Buches, uns sind nur 5 Seiten geblieben.
Also gibt es sie doch, die sagenumwobenen Riesen?
Weil ich so nen Rosenkohl nicht dulde!
- Zwei außer Rand und Band
Und ich bin sauer!