It is courage that conquers in war, and not good weapons. Sp. Pr.
It is cowardly to quit the post the gods elect for us before they permit us. Pythagoras.
It is delightful, after wandering in the thick darkness of metaphysics, to behold again the fair face of Truth. Carlyle.
It is delightful to transport one's self into the spirit of the past, to see how a wise man has thought before us, and to what a glorious height we have at last reached. Goethe.
It is difficult to act a part long, for where 5 truth is not at the bottom, nature will peep out and betray itself one time or other. South.
It is difficult to descend with grace without seeming to fall. Blair.
It is difficult to do good without multiplying the sources of evil. Ruskin.
It is difficult to feel deep veneration and great affection for one and the same person. La Roche.
It is difficult to know at what moment love begins; it is less difficult to know that it has begun. Longfellow.
It is difficult to say whether irresolution renders 10 a man the more unhappy or the more despicable; also whether it is productive of worse consequences to make a bad resolution, or none at all. La Bruyère.