Courage

Courage is the warrior's glory, tested in battle and inseparable from the pursuit of honor.

Courage is knowledge of what is truly worth fearing, not mere endurance in battle.

Courage is the mean between cowardice and rashness, exercised by the person who fears the right things for the right reasons.

Fortitude is a cardinal virtue that enables the soul to endure dangers and hardships in pursuit of the good, perfected by the supernatural gift of martyrdom.

Courage is less about heroic display than about the honest confrontation of fear, weakness, and death in ordinary life.

Courage is a passion born of the confidence to overcome obstacles; in the state of nature, it is the engine of conflict.

Courage has moral worth only when it serves duty; bravery without a good will is merely dangerous.

True courage is the citizen's willingness to sacrifice private interest for the ethical life of the state.

Real courage in war is messy, accidental, and often invisible; the philosophers' definitions dissolve under fire.