Morning Philosophy
“The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it.”
— Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War (Pericles' Funeral Oration, Book II)
Pericles is not praising recklessness but clarity — the courage that sees the full cost of a decision and chooses it anyway. For a future officer or lawyer, this is the difference between bravado and true resolve: know exactly what the exam, the drill, the argument in court will demand of you, and walk toward it without illusion. Today, name one task you've been softening in your mind, look at its real difficulty squarely, and proceed regardless.