#bravery

‎"What does it mean if i'm afraid? Does it mean something bad is going to happen?" "No, it doesn't mean something bad is going to happen. It just means that you have the chance to be brave. ↗

— C. JoyBell C.

#courage #fear #heartwarming #inspiration #inspirational

Greater love hath no man then this, that a man lay down his life for his friends ↗

— The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

#courage #courage

He who is a firstling is ever sacrificed. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

#courage #courage

As long as we know what it's about, then we can have the courage to go wherever we are asked to go, even if we fear that the road may take us through danger and pain. ↗

— Madeleine L'Engle

#bravery #courage #danger #faith #fear

I don’t for a moment think I am any braver or better than anybody else. This is how I attempt to explain what gives me the strength to do what I do; when that thunderbolt of an idea first hit me and inspired me to row across oceans, it filled me with a sense of purpose so strong that it overcame my fears. Even when boredom, frustration, fatigue or despair threatened to overwhelm me, it was that powerful sense of purpose that kept me going. ↗

— Roz Savage

#courage #fatigue #inspiration #motivation #sense-of-purpose

Being brave is not as easy as it looks. ↗

— Simone Elkeles

#bravery

But often life asks much of you, and you either honor life by answering with all your heart, or you cower your way into your grave. ↗

— James Clemens

#cowardice #death #honour #death

I’ve learned a lot about love over these last months. And part of what I’ve learned is that you have to want someone for who they are, not who you want them to be. You have to love a real person, not some dream in your head. ↗

— Zoë Marriott

#hopelessness #love #lovers #romance #dreams

I have given Him my faith, and sworn my allegiance to Him; how, then, can I go back from this, and not be hanged as a traitor? ↗

— John Bunyan

#bravery #christian #truthful #faith

Mission motto, sir," said Carrot cheerfully. "Morituri Nolumus Mori. Rincewind suggested it." "I imagine he did," said Lord Vetinari, observing the wizard coldly. "And would you care to give us a colloquial translation, Mr Rincewind?" "Er..." Rincewind hesitated, but there really was no escape. "Er... roughly speaking, it means, 'We who are about to die don't want to', sir. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#cowardice #humor #parody #imagination