Confidence isn't optimism or pessimism, and it's not a character attribute. It's the expectation of a positive outcome.

宁可选择自由的贫困，也不愿选择奴隶般的富裕。

我不需要任何人的认可。

书籍是探索世界、理解不同观点和发展同理心的一种方式。

Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.