Cowards die many times before their actual deaths.
Without training, they lacked knowledge. Without knowledge, they lacked confidence. Without confidence, they lacked victory.
The difference between a republic and an empire is the loyalty of one's army
Men's minds tend to fear more keenly those things that are absent.
A coward dies a thousand deaths, the gallant never taste of death but once.
It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.