Never, never be afraid to do what's right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society's punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way.

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God requires you to do what is right. ― Lailah Gifty Akita

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Life is to be entered upon with courage. -Alexis de Tocqueville

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Men's natures are alike, it is their habits that carry them far apart.

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When a person inflates his own importance, he does not see his own sins; and his sins get bigger right along with him.

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There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no party of principle. - Alexis de Tocqueville

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Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.

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Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue.

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I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. — Nelson Mandela

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You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore. - William Faulkner

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