More from Wilkie Collins
Our words are giants when they do us an injury, and dwarfs when they do us a service.
The Woman in White (1860), First Epoch, The Story Begun by Walter Hartright, IXIn contextI am nothing but a bundle of nerves dressed up to look like a man.
The Woman in White (1860), Second Epoch, The Story Continued by Frederick Fairlie, Esq., of Limmeridge HouseIn contextWhatever happens in a house, robbery or murder, it doesn’t matter, you must have your breakfast.
The Moonstone (1868), First Period: The Loss of the Diamond (1848), Chapter XIIn context
More about courage
Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.
Cowards die many times before their deaths. The valiant never taste of death but once.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
?UnattributedOften credited to Winston Churchill
