Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.
— Seneca, amazon.com
Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.
— Seneca, amazon.com
You are beautiful because you let yourself feel, and that is a brave thing indeed.
Sometimes, carrying on, just carrying on, is the superhuman achievement.
It’s the storm – not you – that’s bound to blow away.
Be a voice, not an echo.
There must be those among whom we can sit down and weep and still be counted as warriors.
You are so brave and quiet I forget you are suffering.
Do the scary thing first, and get scared later.
You’re so goddamned tough, but all people don’t have to be like you.
If you don’t want to sink, you better figure out how to swim.
The best people all have some kind of scar.
You desire to know the art of living? It is contained in one phrase: make use of suffering.
There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.
Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall.
But it is not bravery; I have no choice. I wake up and live my life. Don’t you do the same?
Long ago, among other lies they were taught that silence was bravery.
So please ask yourself: What would I do if I weren’t afraid? And then go do it.
Stories can conquer fear, you know. They can make the heart bigger.
No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.
— Buddha, amazon.com
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