It requires greater courage to preserve inner freedom, to move on in ones inward journey into new realms, than to stand defiantly for outer freedom. It is often easier to play the martyr, as it is to be rash in battle. – Rollo May
Human freedom involves our capacity to pause, to choose the one response toward which we wish to throw our weight. – Rollo May
The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity. – Rollo May
Freedom is mans capacity to take a hand in his own development. It is our capacity to mold ourselves. – Rollo May
One of the greatest gifts my father gave me – unintentionally – was witnessing the courage with which he bore adversity. We had a bit of a rollercoaster life with some really challenging financial periods. He was always unshaken, completely tranquil, the same ebullient, laughing, jovial man. – Ben Okri