He who is brave is free.
Themes
Courage
Boldness, danger, and the refusal to live small.
One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.
What makes one heroic? — Going out to meet at the same time one's highest suffering and one's highest hope.
The secret of realizing the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment of existence is: to live dangerously!
Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
These are the times that try men's souls.
The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country.
Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.
Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.
Courage is grace under pressure.