“ The bravest thing you can do when you are not brave is to profess courage and act accordingly. ”
- Corra Harris- Copy
“ That's a valiant flea that dares eat his breakfast on the lip of a lion. ”
- William Shakespeare- Copy
“ Cowards die a thousand deaths. The valiant taste of death but once. ”
- William Shakespeare- Copy
“ As he was valiant, I honor him. But as he was ambitious, I slew him. ”
- William Shakespeare- Copy
“ The Promised Land belongs to the person who takes the risks, whose face is marred by dust and sweat, who strives valiantly while daring everything. ”
- Tony Campolo- Copy
“ God aids the valiant… Both to you and to me He will give the help needed. ”
- Teresa of Avila- Copy
“ The life of man is the true romance, which when it is valiantly conduced, will yield the imagination a higher joy than any fiction. ”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson- Copy
“ The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again, who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who at best, knows the triumph of high achievement; and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat. ”
- Theodore Roosevelt- Copy
“ Today, as we look back on the history of our nation and take note of how far we have come as a people, we are reminded that we owe a great debt to those who fought valiantly for the freedoms that we easily take for granted. ”
- Sam Brownback- Copy
“ It is not the critic that counts. Nor the person who points out how the strong man stumbled or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is in the arena; whose face is marred by dust, sweat and blood. The man who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again but who knows the great enthusiasms and devotions and spends himself in a worthy cause… ”
- Theodore Roosevelt- Copy
“ What we call virtues are often just a collection of casual actions and selfish interests which chance or our own industry manages to arrange in a certain way. It is not always from valor that men are valiant, or from chastity that women are chaste. ”
- Francois De La Rochefoucauld- Copy
“ Somebody did a golden deed; Somebody proved a friend in need; Somebody sang a beautiful song; Somebody smiled the whole day long; Somebody thought, 'Tis sweet to live; Somebody said, I'm glad to give; Somebody fought a valiant fight; Somebody lived to shield the right; Was that somebody you? ”
- Unknown- Copy
“ One who has not only the four S's, which are required in every good lover, but even the whole alphabet; as for example… Agreeable, Bountiful, Constant, Dutiful, Easy, Faithful, Gallant, Honorable, Ingenious, Kind, Loyal, Mild, Noble, Officious, Prudent, Quiet, Rich, Secret, True, Valiant, Wise; the X indeed, is too harsh a letter to agree with him, but he is Young and Zealous. ”
- Miguel de Cervantes- Copy
“ It is not what we read, but what we remember that makes us learned. It is not what we intend but what we do that makes us useful. And, it is not a few faint wishes but a lifelong struggle that makes us valiant. ”
- Henry Ward Beecher- Copy
“ It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly… ”
- Theodore Roosevelt- Copy
“ I will name you the degrees. The first, the Retort Courteous; the second, the Quip Modest; the third, the Reply Churlish; the fourth, the Reproof Valiant; the fifth, the Countercheck Quarrelsome; the sixth, the Lie with Circumstance; the seventh, the Lie Direct. ”
- William Shakespeare- Copy
“ On that day let us solemnly remember the sacrifices of all those who fought so valiantly, on the seas, in the air, and on foreign shores, to preserve our heritage of freedom, and let us reconsecrate ourselves to the task of promoting an enduring peace so that all their efforts shall not have been in vain. ”
- Dwight D. Eisenhower- Copy
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