Difference between revisions of "Bravery"

From Conservapedia
Jump to: navigation, search
(Quotes)
Line 21: Line 21:
 
* “It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.” ― [[Mark Twain]]
 
* “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 S. Churchill]]
+
* “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.”  
 
* “It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.”  

Revision as of 04:30, December 13, 2014

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.

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

Cowardice.

Quotes

  • “It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.” ― Mark Twain
  • “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.”

Theodore Roosevelt

See Also

References

External Links