"One never dives into the water to..." - Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche
One never dives into the water to save a drowning man more eagerly than when there are others present who dare not take the risk.
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“So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat.”
“This world is not for cowards.”
“This is the soldier brave enough to tellThe glory-dazzled world that "war is hell":Lover of peace, he looks beyond the strife,And rides through hell to save his country's life.”
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“Here's to our beloved George Washington, the Joshua of America, who commanded the sun and the moon to stand still - and they obeyed.”
“Heroism feels and never reasons, and therefore is always right.”
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