Fearlessness may be a gift, but perhaps most precious is courage from cultivating the habit of refusing to let fear dictate one's actions.
Aung San Suu KyiRead
Look at an infantryman's eyes and you can tell how much war he has seen.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote highlights the visible impact of war on soldiers' psyche and experience.
Bill Mauldin's quote emphasizes that the eyes of an infantryman reveal the deep scars and experiences accrued through the horrors of war. The struggles and realities faced in battle are etched in a soldier's gaze, serving as a testament to their resilience and the weight of their experiences.
Themes
WarInfantrymanExperienceCourageResilience
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in discussions about the psychological impact of war on veterans.
Similar quotes
[Speaking] is never without fear; of visibility, of the harsh light of scrutiny and perhaps judgment, of pain, of death. But we have lived through all of those already, in silence, except death. And I remind myself all the time now, that if I were to have been born mute, and had maintained an oath of silence my whole life for safety, I would still have suffered, and I would still die.
Audre LordeRead
To be knocked out doesn't mean what it seems. A boxer does not have to get up.
Joyce Carol OatesRead
Ask for work. If they don't give you work, ask for bread. If they do not give you work or bread, then take bread.
Emma GoldmanRead
When you’re sitting in a dark room, you can either sit and curse the darkness—or you can light a candle.
Leonard RavenhillRead
I wrestled with anger from the age of sixteen. It's still one of my nemeses. I have to remember that the word of God says, 'Be slow to anger.'
Bernice KingRead