A mere index hunter, who held the eel of science by the tail.
The great Cham of literature. (Samuel Johnson)
The Highlanders regale themselves with whisky. They find it an excellent preservation against the winter cold. It is given with great success to the infants in the confluent smallpox.
Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall.
Glory is the child of peril.
True courage scorns to vent her prowess in a storm of words; and to the valiant action speaks alone.