“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.”

To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what he says, but to go off with him and travel in his company.

It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves – in finding themselves.

He who wants a rose must respect her thorn.

Nothing prevents happiness like the memory of happiness.

There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.

A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.

One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.

Believe those who are seeking truth, doubt those who find it.

Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.

The color of truth is gray.

There is a law in life: when one door closes to us another one opens.

In other people’s company I felt I was dull, gloomy, unwelcome, at once bored and boring.

‘Therefore’ is a word the poet must not know.

Fish die belly upward, and rise to the surface. It’s their way of falling.

Fear of ridicule begets the worst cowardice.

The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity.

Change is painful. Few people have the courage to seek out change. Most people won’t change until the pain of where they are exceeds the pain of change.

Use your fear, it can take you to the place where you store your courage.

The soul’s dominion? Each time we make a choice, we pay With courage to behold the restless day, And count it fair.

Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.

To ignite your confidence and reclaim your courage, you must step into the highest vision of who you are. The only way to do this is to make the journey back into the arms of the Divine.

A courageous warrior knows that she is powerfully sourced by something much greater than herself and that she can release the judgments of others.

Faithfulness requires the courage to risk everything on Jesus, the willingness to keep growing, and the readiness to risk failure throughout our lives.

Lord, give me the wisdom to know what’s right and the courage to do what’s right-even when it’s hard.