There is a time to take counsel of your fears, and there is a time to never listen to any fear.
Coward: someone who in a bad situation thinks with his feet
It is rather interesting how you get used to death.
Do your duty as you see it, and damn the consequences.
Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory.
Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.