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Courage is sweet on the lips of a man,
But is great and terrible in fatal trial.

— Miklós Zrínyi The Siege of Sziget (1647)

Édes az vitézség az ember szájában,
De nagy s rettenetes halálos probában.

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More quotes by Miklós Zrínyi

Cursing, the emperor releases his soul,
Which his body held so proudly in life.

The Siege of Sziget (1647)

"Bloodsucking selendek, despoiler of the world,
The hour of your greed has come."

The Siege of Sziget (1647)

As the flaming brushfire, when meeting reeds,
As the swift floodwater, when rushing from a mountain;
In such ferocity is Zrínyi bedecked.

The Siege of Sziget (1647)

Where are you now, world-destroying nations?
Where are you, earth-devouring terrible hordes?

The Siege of Sziget (1647)

O Fortune! I fling no reproaches at thee,
For thou hast been gentle and gen'rous to me.

The Siege of Sziget (1647)

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