“What goes up must come down.”
Isaac Newton (1643–1727) British physicist and mathematician and founder of modern classical physics
“I think no virtue goes with size;
The reason of all cowardice
Is, that men are overgrown,
And, to be valiant, must come down
To the titmouse dimension.”
The Titmouse http://www.readbookonline.net/readOnLine/1176/, st. 5 <br class="br">1860s, May-Day and Other Pieces (1867)
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“Whither are we fleeing, my most valiant men?”
Julian (emperor) (331–363) Roman Emperor, philosopher and writer
Julian, to his fleeing troops at the Battle of Strasbourg, as recorded by Ammianus Marcellinus, in Book XVI of his history<!-- Loeb Classical Library -->. His army rallied and defeated the German forces. Here, the term "republic" was used in its literal Latin meaning to denote the Roman state.
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Context: Whither are we fleeing, my most valiant men? Do you not know that flight never leads to safety, but shows the folly of a useless effort? Let us return to our companions, to be at least sharers in their coming glory, if it is without consideration that we are abandoning them as they fight for the Republic.