Tender handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man read more

Tender handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of mettle,
And it soft as silk remains.

It takes vision and courage to create--it takes faith and courage to prove.

It takes vision and courage to create--it takes faith and courage to prove.

In treat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will read more

In treat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God. [Ruth 1:16].

Give us the fortitude to endure the things which cannot be changed, and the courage to change the things which read more

Give us the fortitude to endure the things which cannot be changed, and the courage to change the things which should be changed, and the wisdom to know one from the other.

I would rather be a coward than brave because people hurt you when you are brave.

I would rather be a coward than brave because people hurt you when you are brave.

You can't test courage cautiously.

You can't test courage cautiously.

The charm of the best courages is that they are inventions,
inspirations, flashes of genius.

The charm of the best courages is that they are inventions,
inspirations, flashes of genius.

Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.

Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.

One who never turned his back but marched breast forward,
Never doubted clouds would break,
Never dreamed, read more

One who never turned his back but marched breast forward,
Never doubted clouds would break,
Never dreamed, though right were worsted, wrong would triumph,
Held we fall to rise, are baffled to flight better,
Sleep to wake.