義（ぎ） – Integrity 勇（ゆうき） – Courage 仁（じん） – Benevolence 礼（れい） – Morality 誠（まこと） – Truthfulness 名誉（めいよ） – Honor 忠義（ちゅうぎ） – Loyalty
~The Seven Virtues of Samurai
"I believe in the sun even when it is not shining. In love even when I am alone. And in God even when He is silent." ~ Found scratch into a wall in Germany by someone hiding from Nazi concentration camps.
"...in the valley [he] rejoices in his strength; he charges into the clash of arms. He mocks at fear, and is not frightened; nor does he turn back from the sword. The quiver rattles against him, the glittering spear and javelin. He devours the distance with fierceness and rage...he smells the battle from afar, the thunder of captains and shouting." ~ Job 39:19-25 (NKJV)
"The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him." ~ G.K. Chesterton
"Hatred is a vice of narrow souls; they feed it with all their meanness, and make it a pretext for sordid tyranny." ~ Honoré de Balzac, The Muse of the Department (1843).
"Those who are skilled in combat do not become angered, those who are skilled at winning do not become afraid. Thus the wise win before the fight, while the ignorant fight to win." ~ 植芝盛平 (Ueshiba, Morihei)
"On the battlefield, the military pledges to leave no soldier behind. As a nation, let it be our pledge that when they return home, we leave no veteran behind." ~ Dan Lipinski