June 27, 2005
Quote of the Day
Courage is the complement of fear. A man who is fearless cannot be courageous. (He is also a fool.)
-Lazarus Long, Time Enough For Love (Robert Heinlein)
Comments
This is great, and it's true. You never fight with a man who has nothing to lose, or associate too closely with him in combat. Take my word for it.
As silly as Norman Mailer has become, he once remarked that heroism consists of doing the thing you dread the most. For an agoraphobic, crossing the street is an act of heroism. He's right.
Posted by: Rhod at June 27, 2005 09:00 PMI miss Heinlein and Kipling and Hoffer.
Posted by: Walter E. Wallis at June 27, 2005 11:42 PMHeinlein and Kipling, but Eric Hoffer?
Posted by: Rhod at June 28, 2005 12:05 AMPost a comment