We learned to be patient observers like the owl. We learned cleverness from the crow, and courage from the jay, who will attack an owl ten times its size to drive it off its territory. But above all of them ranked the chickadee because of its indomitable spirit. – Tom Brown, Jr.

A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Keep courage. Whatever you do, do not feel sorry for yourself. You will win in a great age of opportunity. – Richard L. Evans

He who has faith has… an inward reservoir of courage, hope, confidence, calmness, and assuring trust that all will come out well – even though to the world it may appear to come out most badly. – B. C. Forbes