The rarity of true courage

Thoughtful courage is a quality possessed by very few, but rashness and boldness, and fearlessness, which has no forethought, are very common qualities possessed by many. Plato. Laches or Courage. Quoting Nicias in a dialgoue with Socrates. 380 BCE.


Roman Sarcophagus with Battle Scene Antonine Period 2nd century CE photographed at the Dallas Museum of Art in Dallas, Texas.



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