"A [[Spartan]] general made the same point to some timid countrymen. **Watching a mouse caught by a boy swing by its tail and bite its captor, the general said, “When the tiniest creature defends itself like this against aggressors, what ought men to do, do you reckon?**”" --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[courage]], [[character]] **Source** -- [[202409180128 - B - Courage is Calling]]