"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
(1803 - 1882)
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"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
Deep within thyself courage lies. Sleeping, and only when a true moment of disaster and atrocity rears its face, does your courage surface and drive you to action. Courage is percieving a reality and taking action to realize what you yourself can and will do. Only does facing up to peril, doubt, and fear truly unravel your own true valor.
This is actually one of my top 3 quotes of all time.
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I live by this quote. Life is about making your own path that leads to your personal happiness, not following the same path everyone else treads that only leads to a mediocre sense of contentment.