Are Safe Until They Aren't

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is not always derived from a principle of valor, just as chastity in women is not always derived from a principle of modesty.

We are much mistaken if we think that men are always brave from a principle of valor, or women chaste from a principle of modesty. Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Vanity, shame, and above all disposition, often make men brave and women chaste. Francois de La Rochefoucauld

is performing without witness what one might be capable of doing before all the world.

True bravery is shown by performing without witness what one might be capable of doing before all the world. Francois de La Rochefoucauld

is relative. It always stands upon comparisons.

All bravery stands upon comparisons. Francis Bacon

is a natural quality of few men, but good discipline and experience make many so.

Few men are brave by nature, but good discipline and experience make many so. Niccolo Machiavelli

is a self-fulfilling prophesy of sorts. To believe yourself brave is to be brave. It is the one only essential thing.

To believe yourself brave is to be brave... it is the one only essential thing. Mark Twain

is knowledge of the cowardice of the enemy.

Bravery is knowledge of the cowardice of the enemy.

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