Henry David Thoreau Quotes

A stout heart may be ruined in fortune but not in spirit.

Letting go is fearless. Then, moving on and being alright, that’s fearless too.

This time her heart would not break, even though it would hurt and hurt for a long time to come. Perhaps for the rest of her life. But it would not break. She had the strength to go on alone.

The strength of the soul can defy a whole world in arms against it.

Love didn't make you weak, it made you stronger.

The only true disability is a crushed spirit

For the human soul is virtually indestructible, and its ability to rise from the ashes remains as long as the body draws breath.

Do not let the hero in your soul perish.

I think for a girl to be strong, it doesn't have to involve being physically strong.

Struggle is strengthening. Battling with evil gives us the power to battle evil even more.

I am a sweet old softy, but it took toughness to get through what I went through.

Strength doesn't mean an absence of pain.

My mom's one of the toughest ladies I know. I've seen her lose both her brothers, both her parents. She's been through a lot, and to see her get up every day and put a smile on her face, that shows nothing but strength.

Choosing to remain vulnerable and sensitive despite disappointments or heartbreak helps me stay authentic to my life. It is the hardest part.

I don't feel fear anymore, in any form.

Be courageous. Be independent. Only remember where the true courage and independence come from.

Strength doesn't necessarily come from resisting fear, weakness, or any other feeling and overcoming it. Strength comes from looking at those things straight on--and accepting them as they really are.

We need energy, commitment, and courage not to run from our life nor to cover it over with any philosophy—material or spiritual.

There is, in addition to a courage with which men die; a courage by which men must live.

What fortitude the Soul contains, That it can so endure The accent of a coming Foot- The opening of a Door.

Pride is holding your head up when everyone around you has theirs bowed. Courage is what makes you do it.

Courage is about learning how to function despite the fear, to put aside your instincts to run or give in completely to the anger born from fear. Courage is about using your brain and your heart when every cell of your body is screaming at your to fight or flee - and then following through on what you believe is the right thing to do.

Love is possible. Life is going to decide. Don't lose it, it's a treasure. It's going to be painful; it's going to be an adventure, a roller coaster. Life is a roller coaster and it gets worse when you get old. Contrary to what you think, that it gets better when you know more - no, the more you know the more painful it is. You've been hurt. You arrive with a million scars and your armor is not thick. The more you age, the more you're fragile. But do it anyway. Go for it. Otherwise it means death.

It was, he thought, the difference between being dragged into the arena to face a battle to the death and walking into the arena with your head held high. Some people, perhaps, would say that there was little to choose between the two ways, but Dumbledore knew - and so do I, thought Harry, with a rush of fierce pride, and so did my parents - that there was all the difference in the world.