Courage

"It's tougher to look than to leap." "التحديق أصعب من الوثوب."

"The man of courage thinks not of himself. Help the oppressed and put thy trust in God." "الشجاع لا يفكر في نفسه. أعن المظلوم وتوكل على الله."

"Penguins don't waste their time trying to fly. They’re unique. They know they were built for the water." "البطاريق لا تضيّع وقتها في محاولة الطيران. إنها فريدة. تعلم أنها خُلقت للماء."

"The color of defeat chokes her pupils, even though her nod and smile and uncomfortable sitting motion on the couch indicate that she is not finished yet. She will carry on, like all of us. Smile stubborn. Smile with instinct, then lick your wounds in the darkest of corners. Trace the scars back to your own fingers and remember them." "لون الهزيمة يخنق حدقتيها، رغم أن إيماءتها وابتسامتها وحركة جلوسها غير المريحة على الأريكة تشير إلى أنها لم تنتهِ بعد. ستستمر، مثلنا جميعًا. ابتسامة عنيدة. ابتسامة غريزية، ثم تلعق جراحك في أحلك الزوايا. تتتبع الندوب عائدة إلى أصابعك وتتذكرها."

"That paper--it sits there, open at the employment section. It sits there like a war, and each small advertisement is another trench for a person to dive into. To hope and fight in." "تلك الجريدة — تجلس هناك، مفتوحة على قسم الوظائف. تجلس هناك كأنها حرب، وكل إعلان صغير هو خندق آخر يغوص فيه المرء. ليأمل ويقاتل فيه."

"The notion of there being something greater than humanity can strike fear in the bravest of soldiers and cradle courage in the palm of a child’s hand." "إن فكرة وجود ما هو أعظم من البشرية قد تبث الرعب في قلوب أشجع الجنود، وتُنشئ الشجاعة في كف طفل."

"God willing, we shall this day meet that old enemy Who has give us so many a good beating. Thank God we have a cause worth fighting for,And a cause worth losing and a good song to sing." "إن شاء الله، سنلاقي اليوم ذلك العدو القديم الذي أذاقنا مر الهزائم مرارًا. الحمد لله أن لنا قضية تستحق القتال، وقضية تستحق الخسارة، وأن لنا أغنية طيبة نصدح بها."

"It takes courage to violate expectations, but sometimes the reward is a new level of success." "يتطلب الأمر شجاعة لخرق التوقعات، ولكن المكافأة أحيانًا تكون مستوى جديدًا من النجاح."

"We need courage to take ourselves seriously, to look closely and without flinching, to regard the things that frighten us in life and art with wonder." "نحتاج إلى الشجاعة لنأخذ أنفسنا على محمل الجد، لنتفحصها عن كثب ودون تردد، ولننظر بعين الدهشة إلى الأمور التي تثير خوفنا في الحياة والفن على حد سواء."

"They looked at each other. They weren't thinking anymore. The time for that had come and gone. Smashed smiles lay ahead of them. But that would be later. Lay Ter."

"It was always exciting, but it was also always dangerous. And fear takes a toll finally: when you live in danger from moment to moment, the constant tension becomes very wearying. Every step I took on the roads of Gelderland was nerve-wracking, because I was secretly carrying the very material that could turn out to be my own death warrant."

"Courage is the antidote to danger."

"True courage is in facing damger when you are afraid."

"High expectations I have. In hardness I labor that, fuller joy at the top I may partake. Nevertheless, in vain I toil. And then, friends'and people's reproach I become, because of my drowning hopes that keeps me out of the circle of richies and honor. I'm the distance they keep like plague, because I have no physical wealth and glamour like them. But in all my stony falls and griefs, the word of restoration in the blood given to me upon the altar of salvation, I cling. For in the end, mercy will attend my situation and see to my hard labor with crown of great success."

"Write what you know. Write what you can't forget. Write to give yourself courage and others hope."

"Dreaming is risky. While only some dreams can put you at physical risk, all dreams require that you take an emotional risk. By their nature, dreams create a gap between your present reality and the reality you want to have, causing you to question whether you can bridge that gap. This risk alone can be so daunting for people that they prefer to leave their dreams in their childhood or buried away beneath layers of fear, doubt, and resignation. That’s why dreaming bigger dreams takes courage; it means risking the possibility that your dreams will not come true."

"A man who was aware that there could be no honor and yet had honor, who knew the sophistry of courage and yet was brave."

"One might say my life has been tragic. Yet, as I sat in pain in the hospital I raised my tired hands toward the sky, palms facing in, fingers spread, and I gave thanks."

"Never restart a journey and use the same road that failed you before."

"So what if you're scared spitless? So what if you're intimidated, insecure or inundated with doubt? If it's the thing that will advance you, do it anyway. Forward movement always begins with an inward decision."