"To live we must conquer incessantly, we must have the courage to be happy." ― Henri Frederic Amiel Topic(s): Courage More From Henri Frederic Amiel "Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts." "Let us be true: this is the highest maxim of art and of life, the secret of eloquence and of virtue, and of all moral authority." "Sympathy is the first condition of criticism." More In Courage "To persevere, trusting in what hopes he has, is courage in a man."― Euripides "I have always had the courage for the new things that life sometimes offers."― Wallis Simpson "I think the best American poetry is the poetry that utilizes the resources of poetry rather than exploits the defects or triumphs of the poet’s personality."― Mark Strand