 In one of his conversations with Las Casas, he remarked, "As to moral courage, I have rarely met with the two-o'clock-in-themorning kind : I mean unprepared courage ; that which is necessary on an unexpected occasion, and which, in spite of the most unforeseen...  THE WORKS - Page 432by RALPH WALDO EMERSON - 1883Full view - About this book
 | Emmanuel-Auguste-Dieudonné comte de Las Cases - Authors, French - 1823 - 792 pages
...observed he, "I have very rarely met with the two " o'clock in the morning kind. I mean, unpre" pared courage, that which is necessary on an " unexpected...events, leaves full freedom " of judgment and decision." He did not hesitate to declare that he was himself eminently gifted with this two o'clock in the morning... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - American periodicals - 1832 - 648 pages
...to moral courage," observed he, " I have very rarely met with the two o'clock in the morning kind. 1 mean unprepared courage, that which is necessary on...most ^ ^ ; unforeseen events, leaves full freedom of ¡and then le'ft him wíthouf saying 'a word judgment and deci*ion." — LUÍ Casas' Journal, more.'... | |
 | Emmanuel-Auguste-Dieudonné comte de Las Cases - 1835 - 830 pages
...observed he, " I have very rarely met with the two " o'clock in the morning kind. I mean, unpre" pared courage, that which is necessary on an " unexpected...events, leaves full freedom " of judgment and decision." He did not hesitate to declare that he was himself eminently gifted with this two o'clock in the morning... | |
 | Emmanuel-Auguste-Dieudonné comte de Las Cases - 1835 - 822 pages
...with the two o clock in the morning courage. I " mean, unprepared courage, that which is ne" cessary on an unexpected occasion, and which, " in spite of...events, leaves full " freedom of judgment and decision." He did not hesitate to declare that he was himself eminently gifted with this two o'clock in the morning... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - Bio-bibliography - 1850 - 270 pages
...As to moral courage, I have rarely met with the two-o'clock-in-the-morning kind; I mean nnprepared courage, that which is necessary on an unexpected...hesitate to declare that he was himself eminently gifted with this " twoo'clock-in-the-morning courage, and that he had met with few persons equal to... | |
 | Emmanuel-Auguste-Dieudonné comte de Las Cases - 1855 - 434 pages
...moral courage," observed he, " I have very rarely met with the two o'clock in the morning courage. I mean, unprepared courage, that which is necessary...events, leaves full freedom of judgment and decision." He did not hesitate to declare that he was himself eminently gifted with this two o'clock in the morning... | |
 | Benjamin John Wallace, Albert Barnes - Presbyterian Church - 1857 - 722 pages
...courage, I have rarely met with the two hours after midnight kind. I mean unprepared courage—that which is necessary on an unexpected occasion; and...events, leaves full freedom of judgment and decision. Kleber was endowed with the highest talent, but he was merely the man of the moment. He pursued glory... | |
 | James Harrison Wilson, Charles Anderson Dana - Generals - 1868 - 456 pages
...Speaking of moral courage, he said : " I have very rarely met the two-o'clock-in-the-morning courage ; I mean unprepared courage ; that which is necessary on an unexpected occasion. Kleber was endowed with the highest talents, but was merely the man of the moment, and pursued glory... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1870 - 504 pages
...Las Casas, he remarked, " As to moral courage, I have rarely met with the two-o'clockin-the-morning kind : I mean unprepared courage, that which is necessary...in spite of the most unforeseen events, leaves full freedojn of judgment and decision " : and he did not hesitate to declare that he was himself eminently... | |
 | sir Arthur Helps - 1871 - 238 pages
...great conqueror remarked, " As to moral courage, I have rarely met with the two-o'clock-in-themorning kind : I mean unprepared courage, that which is necessary...with few persons equal to himself in this respect. The reader will see that, if I am right in the foregoing analysis of presence of mind, Napoleon is... | |
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