On willpower (Morinaga)

To take the unsettled self in hand, under whatever conditions, and return to the mind with which one set out; to pick oneself up again, after the mind changes, weakens, and breaks down, and stiffen the determination; to carry through the oft-reconstructed original vow—isn't this the meaning of courage?

Soko Morinaga, Novice To Master: An Ongoing Lesson In The Extent Of My Own Stupidity