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It is easy to be brave from a distance.

Many become brave when brought to bay.

To fight once shows bravery, but to fight all the time is stupid.

Who is brave eats two.

Seeing the Kremlin stars - going forward braver.

Seek the brave in prison and the stupid among the clergy.

A brave man dies once, a coward a thousand times.

Even the brave are scared by a lion three times: first by its tracks, again by its roar, and one last time face to face.

A brave man is scared of a lion three times: first when he sees the tracks; second when he hears the first roar; and third when they are face to face.

It little avails the unfortunate to be brave.

By bravely enduring it, an evil which cannot be avoided is overcome.

Some have been thought brave because they didn't have the courage to run away.

The brave is known by his fame.

Liberation of prisoners

This spell is a blessing of release, which describes how Idisi (in Viking or Scandinavian mythology, Idisi are fate goddesses) free from their shackles warriors caught during battle. The last two lines contain the magic...

A fire is nourished by its own ashes. [Difficulties embolden rather than impede the brave. ]

A nation is not conquered until the hearts of its women are on the ground. Then it is finished, no matter how brave its warriors or how strong their weapons.

They call one generous and make one lose one's property, they call one brave and make one lose one's soul.

In the home of the coward they laugh while in the home of the brave they cry.