"Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war." ― Lucius Annaeus Seneca Topic(s): Courage Tags: adversity, brave, rejoice More From Lucius Annaeus Seneca "A great mind becomes a great fortune." "No man was ever wise by chance." "I will govern my life and thoughts as if the whole world were to see the one and read the other, for what does it signify to make anything a secret to my neighbor, when to God, who is the searcher of our hearts, all our privacies are open?" More In Courage "Courage is simply the willingness to be afraid and act anyway."― Robert Anthony "One man scorned and covered with scars still strove with his last ounce of courage to reach the unreachable stars; and the world will be better for this."― Miguel de Cervantes "One has to have the courage of one’s pessimism."― Ian Mcewan