Let me not beg for the stilling of my pain, but for the heart to conquer it.

 Let me not look for allies in life's battlefield but to my own strength.
 Let me not crave in anxious fear to be saved but hope for the patience to win my freedom.
 Grant me that I may not be a coward, feeling your mercy in my success alone;
 But let me find the grasp of your hand in my failure.--Rabindranath Tagore

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.--Anais Nin

Like gaining confidence, finding one's courage is gradual rather than all at once.--Barbara Barksdale Clowse

Love is what we were born with. Fear is what we learned here. The spiritual journey is the relinquishment, or unlearning, of fear and the acceptance of love back into our hearts.--Marianne Williamson

Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.--Andre Gide