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Now it is possible to fear these things too much, or too little,

or again to fear what is not really fearful as if it were such.

So the errors come to be either that a man fears when he ought

not to fear at all, or that he fears in an improper way, or at a

wrong time, and so forth; and so too in respect of things

inspiring confidence. He is Brave then who withstands, and fears,

and is bold, in respect of right objects, from a right motive, in

right manner, and at right times: since the Brave man suffers or

acts as he ought and as right reason may direct.

Now the end of every separate act of working is that which

accords with the habit, and so to the Brave man Courage; which is

honourable; therefore such is also the End, since the character

of each is determined by the End.[17]

So honour is the motive from which the Brave man withstands

things fearful and performs the acts which accord with Courage.