In Real War An Officer

Our Modern World, Though Infinitely More Complex Than That Of Ancient Greece, Is Also Far More Superficial. Where The Greeks Offered Simple Psychological Training, We Live In An Age Of Style And Spin In Which Perceptions Of Good And Evil Slither And Shift With The Political View Of The Moment.

No Need For Confusion, My Dear Mulgrave... Beautiful Wine And Sour Vinegar Come From Exactly The Same Source. Curiously If One Leaves A Bottle Of Wine Open For Long Enough It Will Become Vinegar. Happily In This House Wine Never Survives Long Enough To Go Bad.

By Nature Of Definition Only The Coward Is Capable Of The Highest Heroism

Heroes Are People Who Face Down Their Fears. It Is That Simple. A Child Afraid Of The Dark Who One Day Blows Out The Candle; A Women Terrified Of The Pain Of Childbirth Who Says, 'it Is Time To Become A Mother'. Heroism Does Not Always Live On The Battlefield.

There's No Shame In Fear. But Understand This - The Coward Is Ruled By Fear, While The Hero Rides It Like A Wild Stallion.