Charge the line. Build the monument. Live so loudly that the future has no choice but to remember your name.
Technically, Kadesh was a draw. Egypt lost. But Ramses returned home and carved the victory into every temple wall. He refused to admit defeat, because in his mind, the fact that he survived the encirclement was the victory. king ramses courage
This is a vital distinction. The immature view of courage is rigid; it stands like a stone wall until it cracks. The mature view—the Ramsesian view—is that courage must also be fluid enough to survive. He had the courage to pivot from warrior to diplomat when the cost of war became too high. He had the courage to stay on the throne when apathy would have been easier. Charge the line