“Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.” —C.S. Lewis
Desired Haven
Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress.
He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed.
They were glad when it grew calm, and He guided them to their desired haven.
—Psalm 107:28-30
No Patience
“I no longer have patience with myself for the excuses that I make. However, I’ve learned to forgive myself when I trip over a bump in the road.” —Anonymous in Recovery
The Only Thing Necessary
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” —Edmund Burke
Most Common Tendencies
“One of the most common tendencies of human nature is that of placing responsibility on some external agency for sins we have committed or mistakes we have made.” —Martin Luther King, Jr.
Courage is the Ladder
“Courage is the ladder on which all other virtues mount.” —Clare Booth Luce
Healthy Things
“Healthy things grow, and growing things change.” —Christine Caine
Sometimes It's Hard
“Sometimes it’s hard to talk feelings out.” —E., 9 years old
It is Not the Critic Who Counts
“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, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; 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 fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” —Theodore Roosevelt
Life Shrinks
“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” —Anais Nin