Pearls of Wisdom: Literary Confection Edition

Character Creates Courage

"An ancient fable from India tells that there was a mouse who was always in anguish because he was afraid of the cat.  A magician had compassion of him and converted him into... a cat.

But then he started to feel afraid of the dog.  So the magician changed him into a dog.  Then he started to feel afraid of the panther, and the magician changed him into a panther.  For which he started to feel afraid of the hunter.

At this point the magician gave up and turned him back into a mouse, telling him: "Nothing of what I do for you is going to be of help to you, because you will always have the heart of a mouse."

Courage is an outgrowth of who we are. Exterior supports may temporarily sustain, but only inward character creates courage. 

- Max Lucado