Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons.Ralph Waldo Emerson
It was high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, 'always do what you are afraid to do.'Ralph Waldo Emerson
We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the dark to our success.Henry David Thoreau
If I knew for a certainty that a man was coming to my house with the conscious design of doing me good, I should run for my life.Henry David Thoreau