Posted by: Noemi V
in Quotes & Aphorisms (Fear & Courage)
The only battle I've lost has been the one I've been afraid to fight.
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The only battle I've lost has been the one I've been afraid to fight.
It is the unknown that we fear, when we see death and darkness... nothing more...
Who fights can lose, who doesn't fight has already lost.
Until now I ignored what terror was: now I know. It is as if a frozen hand settled on your heart. It's as if the heart leapt, to the point of crashing, in an empty abiss.
Have no fear of perfection, you'll never reach it.
Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.
One will rarely err if extreme actions be ascribed to vanity, ordinary actions to habit, and mean actions to fear.
I tell young people: Do not think of yourself, think of others. Think of the future that awaits you, think about what you can do and do not fear anything. Do not fear the difficulties: I've had many in the past and I crossed without fear, with total indifference for myself.
Starting on a new path is scary, but after every step we realize how dangerous it would've been to remain still.
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.