To do anything truly worth doing, I must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in with gusto and scramble through as well as I can.
After all it is those who have a deep and real inner life who are best able to deal with the irritating details of outer life.
We can be sure that the greatest hope for maintaining equilibrium in the face of any situation rests within ourselves.
A tactical retreat is not a bad response to a surprise assault, you know. First you survive. Then you choose your own ground. Then you counterattack.
As long as you derive inner help and comfort from anything, keep it.
There are worse things in life than death. Have you ever spent an evening with an insurance salesman?
As I neared her, I bent to help her up, and was nearly knocked over her.