Intrepidity is an extraordinary strength of soul, which raises it above the troubles, disorders and emotions which the sight of great perils can arouse in it; by this strength heroes maintain a calm aspect and preserve their reason and liberty in the most surprising and terrible accidents.
True bravery means doing alone that which one could do if all the world were by.
Bravery in simple soldiers is a dangerous trade, to which they have bound themselves to get their livelihood.
Love of glory, fear of shame, greed for fortune, the desire to make life agreeable and comfortable, and the wish to depreciate others - all of these are often the causes of the bravery that is spoken so highly of by men.
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.
