Attitude and Fortitude
Courage isn't a brilliant dash,
A daring deed in a moment's flash;
It isn't an instantaneous thing
Born of despair with a sudden spring.
But it's something deep in the soul of man
That is working always to serve some plan.
—Edgar A. Guest
It takes two things to blow down a tree:
A heavy wind outside
And rot and decay inside.
So it is with man.
The winds of adversity may cause him to bend,
But if he's strong and vigorous within,
He will rise and grow to new heights
After the storm passes.
—copied
It's easy enough to be pleasant
When everything goes like a song;
But the man worthwhile
Is the man who can smile
When everything's going dead wrong.