It is said of Cato that even from his infancy, in his speech, his countenance, and all his childish pastimes, he discovered an inflexible...

During a time of starvation in Rome, Pompey acted bravely. Thus Pompey, being appointed chief purveyor, and having within his...

Churchill:

As a young man Churchill fought in a battle and was determined to distinguish himself as a brave leader:

Fabius: “I should be more faint-hearted than they make me, if, through fear of idle reproaches, I should abandon my own convictions. It is no inglorious thing to have fear for the safety of our country, but to be turned from one’s course by men’s opinions, by blame, and by misrepresentation, shows a man unfit to hold an office such as this, which, by such conduct, he makes the slaves of those whose errors it is his business to control.”

Custer prayed, “inwardly, devoutly,” as he had informed Libbie in a letter five days earlier. “Never have I failed to command myself to God’s keeping,” he wrote, “asking Him to forgive my past sins, and to watch over me while in danger . . . and to receive me if I fell . . . After having done so all anxiety for myself, here or hereafter, is dispelled. I feel that my destiny is in the hands of the Almighty. This belief, more than any other fact or reason, makes me brave and fe