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He who is ready to despair in solitary peril, plucks up a heart in the presence of another. In a plurality of comrades is much countenance and consolation.

He who is ready to despair in solitary peril, plucks up a heart in the presence of another. In a plurality of comrades is much countenance and consolation.

Herman Melville
Courage, Heart, Despair
Herman Melville (1849). “Mardi: And a Voyage Thither”, p.132

Courage is the most common and vulgar of the virtues.

Herman Melville
Courage, Common, Virtue
Herman Melville (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Herman Melville (Illustrated)”, p.1690, Delphi Classics

Of the quaking recruit, three pitched battles make a grim grenadier; and he who shrank from the muzzle of a cannon, is now ready to yield his mustache for a sponge.

Herman Melville
Courage, Yield, Mustache
Herman Melville (1849). “Mardi: And a Voyage Thither”, p.45

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