In short, heroism means doing the right thing regardless of the consequences.
Smart people learn from their mistakes. But the real sharp ones learn from the mistakes of others.
Want a reliable road to emotional and spiritual suicide? Spend your life trying to fit in.
An unread book does nobody any good. Stories happen in the mind of a reader, not among symbols printed on a page.
We all posses different gifts and abilities. How we use those gifts determines who we are.
Running toward danger is foolhardy. ... But so is closing your eyes to it. Many perils become less dangerous once you understand their potential hazards.
Faith isn't knowledge, Rachel. Faith is a tool. Faith keeps us going until we get the knowledge. Faith keeps us striving until we reach the consequences of our most important decisions.
The curse of mortality. You spend the first portion of your life learning, growing stronger, more capable. And then, through no fault of your own, your body begins to fail. You regress. Strong limbs become feeble, keen senses grow dull, hardy constitutions deteriorate. Beauty withers. Organs quit. You remember yourself in your prime, and wonder where that person went. As your wisdom and experience are peaking, your traitorous body becomes a prison.
When jumping is the sole option, you jump, and try to make it work.
Choices determine character.
A lie twice believed is self decieved
You look tired," Rachel told Jason. "I wish I could jog and sleep at the same time." "Can't you?" Ferrin asked, joining them at the little cascade. "I always imagined that you could sleep rolling down a mountainside in a barrel." "I probably could today," Jason conceded.
One eye is open to all truth, the other closed to all deception.
So many misconceptions surround the notion of heroism. Far too many categorize a hero as a champion on the battlefield, a commander of legions, a master of rare talent or ability. Granted, there have been heroes who fit those descriptions. But many men of great evil as well. Heed me. A hero sacrifices for the greater good. A hero is true to his or her conscience. In short, heroism means doing the right thing regardless of the consequences. Although any person could fit that description, very few do. Choose this day to be one of them." (Beyonders - A World Without Heroes)
Hours of crisis often call for sacrifice. In matters of consequence, when have doubt and fear given the best advice? Why not heed faith, courage, and honor?
....there is a difference between hearing and listening. You can't always help what you hear. But you can control what holds your interest, what you choose to dwell on.
Sometimes the most preposterous lies are the most believable.
Imagination can take you Places....READ
Patience mimics the power of infinity.
An occasional foray into negative emotions makes feeling normal that much sweeter.
He recalled Galloran stating that being a hero meant doing what was right regardless of the consequences. The thought sent a thrill through him. Galloran had been in this same situation and had made the right choice. Jason felt less alone. Malodor had claimed that his opponents had no heroes among them. But Galloran was proof to the contrary. And Jason would be evidence as well. p. 420
A crossbow?” Pigeon asked. I left my battle-ax in my other jeans,” the man said.
My dad says people who insist that youtrust them usually don't deserve it.
i hate how my past actions keep messing up my future choices" Seth Sorson aka " fablehaven " (my son's quote)
break the rules pay the price
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