If bravery is a quality which knows not fear, I have never seen a brave man. All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened. The courageous man is the man who forces himself, in spite of his fear, to carry on.

• courage
• bravery
• fear

No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair.

• leadership
• decisiveness

Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.

• risk
• judgment

Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.

• leadership
• management

It is the unconquerable soul of man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that insures victory.

• war
• victory

All men are timid on entering any fight; whether it is the first fight or the last fight all of us are timid. Cowards are those who let their timidity get the better of their manhood.

• courage
• bravery
• fear

There are apparently two types of successful soldiers. Those who get on by being unobtrusive and those who get on by being obtrusive. I am of the latter type and seem to be rare and unpopular: but it is my method. One has to choose a system and stick to it; people who are not themselves are nobody.

• candor

I am sure that if every leader who goes into battle will promise himself that he will come out either a conqueror or a corpse he is sure to win.

• leadership
• resolution

Duty is the essence of manhood.

• duty