It is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risk everything.
Interpretation
Good people should strive to perform noble actions, even at the risk of losing everything.
This quote by Plutarch emphasizes the virtue of courage and the importance of acting nobly despite potential risks. It suggests that true character is demonstrated through selfless acts, where the intrinsic value of doing what is right outweighs the fear of personal loss or failure.
In practice
In a speech about ethics and values, one could say, 'It is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risk everything.'
Sometimes small incidents, rather than glorious exploits, give us the best evidence of character. So, as portrait painters are more exact in doing the face, where the character is revealed, than the rest of the body, I must be allowed to give my more particular attention to the marks of the souls of men.
It were better to have no opinion of God at all than such a one as is unworthy of him; for the one is only belief - the other contempt.
Come back with your shield - or on it
The richest soil, if uncultivated, produces the rankest weeds.
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Free at last, Free at last, Thank God almighty we are free at last.
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The right is ours. Have it we must. Use it we will.
You have plenty of courage, I am sure," answered Oz. "All you need is confidence in yourself. There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. The true courage is in facing danger when you are afraid, and that kind of courage you have in plenty.
Demons run when a good man goes to war. Night will fall and drown the sun when a good man goes to war. Friendship dies and true love lies. Night will fall and the dark will rise when a good man goes to war. Demons run but count the cost; the battle's won but the child is lost.
The face of sin today often wears the mask of tolerance. Do not be deceived; behind that facade is heartache, unhappiness and pain. .. YOU be the one to make a stand for right, even if you stand alone. Have the moral courage to be a light for others to follow.
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