Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.

Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.

Come to the edge,' he said. They said, 'We are afraid.' 'Come to the edge,' he said. They came. He read more

Come to the edge,' he said. They said, 'We are afraid.' 'Come to the edge,' he said. They came. He pushed them... And they flew. -Peter McWilliams.

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where read more

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

In order to discover new lands, one must be willing to lose sight of the shore for a very long read more

In order to discover new lands, one must be willing to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.

I'm proof that great things can happen to ordinary people if they work hard and never give up.

I'm proof that great things can happen to ordinary people if they work hard and never give up.

Since fear is mostly about ignorance, the best part is that it's as temporary as you choose.

Since fear is mostly about ignorance, the best part is that it's as temporary as you choose.

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer.

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer.

We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.

We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.