But he is deceived. He deceives himself . He has not faced the worst. He has given up. If he had faced the worst and kept on facing it, he would have found it necessary to do something.
Gloom can never be a real excuse for moral cowardice.
On the contrary, it can improve his understanding of what is necessary and make him much surer in all he undertakes. It can increase his moral energy. It can give him clearer comprehension of other people. It can show a man how to fight without malice, and win without boasting, and lose without bitterness. Fortunately, we can state it, I think, in a single sentence.