Pastoral Resources

Conquest is the missionary of valor, and the hard impact of military virtues beats meanness out of the world.

True valor lies between cowardice and rashness.

Valor lies just halfway between rashness and cowardice.

True, I am young, but for souls nobly born valor doesn't await the passing of years.

There is always safety in valor.

The valor and courage of our young women and men in the armed services are a shining example to all of the world, and we owe them and their families our deepest respect.

True valor, on virtue founded strong, meets all events alike.

Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.

As we continue to fight the war on terror, we express our gratitude to our troops whose valor over the last three years provided freedom to the Iraqis, while protecting our liberty here at home.

Of the Marines on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue.

The closest fires were near enough for us to hear the crackling flames and the yells of firemen. Little fires grew into big ones even as we watched. Big ones died down under the firemen's valor only to break out again later.

Valor is superior to number.

Perfect Valor is to do, without a witness, all that we could do before the whole world.

Valor is a gift. Those having it never know for sure whether they have it till the test comes. And those having it in one test never know for sure if they will have it when the next test comes.

Valor is common but great souls are rare.

It is true, indeed, that the national domain is ours. It is true it was acquired by the valor and with the wealth of the whole nation. But we hold, nevertheless, no arbitrary power over it.

In a false quarrel there is no true valor.

My valor is certainly going, it is sneaking off! I feel it oozing out as it were, at the palms of my hands!

Valor grows by daring, fear by holding back.

Valor is of no service, chance rules all, and the bravest often fall by the hands of cowards.