Michel De Montaigne (1533–1592) (1533-1592) French-Occitan author, humanistic philosopher, statesman
Source: Cannibales
“Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.”
Attributed
Help us to complete the source, original and additional information
Do you have more details about the quote "Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul." by Michel De Montaigne?
Michel De Montaigne264
(1533-1592) French-Occitan author, humanistic philosopher, … 1533–1592Related quotes
“There was no man more valorous and courageous than Robert E. Lee.”
Ilana Mercer South African writer
"Sanctuary City Mayor Trashes An AMERICAN Hero, Robert E. Lee https://www.abbevilleinstitute.org/blog/sanctuary-city-mayor-trashes-an-american-hero-robert-e-lee/," The Abbeville Institute, May 25, 2017 <br class="br">2010s, 2017
“What truly makes a man who he is? Is it the strength of his arms, or the courage of his soul?”
David Gemmell book The Swords of Night and Day
Source: Drenai series, The Swords of Night and Day, Ch. 8
Context: What I did understand from the rebirth process was that the rebirth reproduced a physical duplicate of the original. But this is my point. It is physical. What truly makes a man who he is? Is it the strength of his arms, or the courage of his soul? You have your own soul, Harad. You are not Druss. Live your own life.
“For not by numbers of men, nor by measure of body, but by valor of soul is war to be decided.”
As quoted in 100 Decisive Battles : From Ancient Times to the Present (2001) by Paul K. Davis, p. 93; cited to the records of Procopius, in Procopius, Vol. IV, I, pp. 15-16.
“True, I am young, but for souls nobly born
Valor doesn’t await the passing of years.”
Pierre Corneille book Le Cid
Je suis jeune, il est vrai; mais aux âmes bien nées
La valeur n’attend point le nombre des années.
Don Rodrigue, act II, scene ii.
Le Cid (1636)
“Football is a game played with arms, legs and shoulders but mostly from the neck up.”
Knute Rockne (1888–1931) American college football player and college football coach (1888-1931)
Great Quotes from Great Sports Heroes (1997) by Peggy Anderson, p. 35
John F. Kennedy (1917–1963) 35th president of the United States of America
"Remarks at the White House to Members of the American Legion (70)" (1 March 1962) http://www.jfklibrary.org/Research/Research-Aids/Ready-Reference/JFK-Quotations.aspx <br class="br">1962