Try reading it and putting more thought into what it is about...
<span>In 1782, Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet called on the king of England's speech. This pamphlet is called "The American Crisis." It is most likely included </span>material to inspire the colonists to fight against the British. In this way, it helped England be inspired more to win the war over British.
A simile is a figure of speech that compares two things using “like” or “as”
To me this quote means that taking the risk of letting an individual view you as ridiculous is one thing, but that feeling comes with the emotion of love, it roots from thinking about you lacking that same courage.