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Bravery is the quality that allows someone to do things that are dangerous or frightening. It is the quality or state of being brave.[1]
1. brave spirit or conduct; courage; valor. 2. showiness; splendor; magnificence.
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Pronunciation
brey-vuh-ree, breyv-ree
noun, plural braveries.
Etymology
Origin: 1540-50; probably < Italian braveria, equivalent to brav(are) to brave + -eria -ery[2]
Synonyms
Intrepidity, fearlessness, boldness, daring, prowess, heroism, pluck, spirit, audacity, nerve, mettle, spunk. See courage.
Antonyms
Quotes
- “It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.” ― Mark Twain
- “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” ― Winston Churchill
- “It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.”
― Mark Twain
- “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” ― Nelson Mandela
- “It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”
See also
- Duty
- Courage
- Veterans
- Hero: Gallery of American Heroes
- Memorial Day, Veterans Day, Remembrance Day
- Oath Keepers - Support and defend the unalienable rights of America
- U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Secretary of Veterans Affairs
- Oath for federal officials
- Oath for federal judges
- Iraq Veterans for Congress
- Vow
- Police states-Nanny states violate the United States Constitution-Bill of Rights (especially Second Amendment and Fourth Amendment) and Citizen's Unalienable rights by not upholding their oath to support and defend the Constitution.
References
- ↑ http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bravery Accessed December 12, 2014
- ↑ http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bravery Accessed December 12, 2014
