Therefore virtue is also in our power, as is vice. It is unreasonable to think that only good is voluntary while evil is involuntary, for that would contradict our previous conclusion that human beings are the cause of their own actions. Actions and habits are not voluntary in the same way, because in actions we are in charge of what we are doing at every step of the way, but in the case of habits we make a deliberate choice only at the beginning. Yet habits are still voluntary because one can choose whether to act or not to act in a certain manner from the outset. Now we will discuss each of the virtues specifically.
Bravery is the mean with regard to fear and courage.
It is noble to fear some things, such as a bad reputation. But it concerns death only on the noblest occasions, such as war, in which the dangers are both the greatest and the noblest. A brave man is thus one who is fearless in facing a noble death. One may err with regard to bravery by fearing what he should not, or by fearing something in an incorrect manner or at the wrong time. A brave man is one who faces and fears what he should for the right reason, in the right manner and at the right time.