Quotes About Fortitude

The finest steel has to go through the hottest fire.

Scars show toughness: that you've been through it, and you're still standing.

No matter the circumstances that you may be going through, just push through it.

I believe very deeply in the human spirit, and I have a sense of awe about it. I look around and ask, 'What makes the difference? What is it?' I've known people the world has thrown everything at - to discourage them, to kill them, to break their spirit. And yet something about them retains a dignity. They face life and they don't ask quarters.

I've had a lot of things thrown at me. A lot of coins that had been sharpened, billiard balls, and I had a dart thrown at my back at Burnley. And potatoes with razor blades.

Everyone knows life throws you curve balls, in my case it's like life throws me giant boulders.

If thou art master to thyself, circumstances shall harm thee little.

I always think that my assignment is to seek out stories that are experienced by people who don't get the ticket for Easy Street.

One thing Britons have always been celebrated for, and that is being able to stick it out in a tight place.

The Roman world is falling, yet we hold our heads erect instead of bowing our necks.

And the guy broke an arm. Penny Turner is one strong

But you don't have to go up in the stands and play your foul balls. I do.

Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.

Boswell: That, sir, was great fortitude of mind.Johnson: No, sir; stark insensibility.

Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven't courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others.

The person who will bear much shall have much to bear, all the world through.

defeat the defeat before the defeat defeats you

Fragile at heart but resilient to the core.

To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that

Some women had that strength hidden inside them, a light that flared to life when everyone else was overwhelmed.

She wore her determination like war paint.

Even on my weakest days I get a little bit stronger

He didn't look as if he'd been through a whirlwind exactly but he'd certainly endured a stiff breeze.

Most people just give up with time and go, "I'm a victim." The only reason I've got the reputation for delays and spending a long time on things is because I just don't stop.