Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die.
Gilbert K. ChestertonI have myself a poetical enthusiasm for pigs, and the paradise of my fancy is one where pigs have wings. But it is only men, especially wise men, who discuss whether pigs can fly; we have no particular proof that pigs ever discuss it.
Gilbert K. ChestertonThere must be some good in the life of battle, for so many good men have enjoyed being soldiers.
Gilbert K. Chesterton