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Again, fearful is a term of relation, the same thing not being so

to all, and there is according to common parlance somewhat so

fearful as to be beyond human endurance: this of course would be

fearful to every man of sense, but those objects which are level

to the capacity of man differ in magnitude and admit of degrees,

so too the objects of confidence or boldness.

Now the Brave man cannot be frighted from his propriety (but of

course only so far as he is man); fear such things indeed he

will, but he will stand up against them as he ought and as right

reason may direct, with a view to what is honourable, because

this is the end of the virtue.