Quotes About Fortitude

THIS thing that she was doing required an infinite amount of pluck,—of that sort of hardihood which we may not quite call courage, but which in a world well provided with policemen is infinitely more useful than courage. Lord

that a man should force himself to endure anything that might be sent upon him, not only without outward grumbling, but also without grumbling inwardly.

We know the story of the Spartan boy who held the fox under his tunic. The fox was biting him into the very entrails, but the young hero spoke never a word. Now, Bessy Garrow was inclined to think that it was a good thing to have a fox always biting, so that the torment caused no ruffle to her outward smiles. Now, at this moment the fox within her bosom was biting her sore enough, but she bore it without flinching.

There are hearts and bodies so organized, that in them severe wounds are incurable, whereas in others no injury seems to be fatal.

Senenmut era capaz de captar su fuerza, a pesar

In days when men were men (And you should have seen us then)

The beauty of the soul shines out when a man bears with composure one heavy mischance after another, not because he does not feel them, but because he is a man of high and heroic temper.

Courage is the mother of all virtues because without it, you cannot consistently perform the others.

The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances. — Aristotle

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.

To die to escape from poverty or love or anything painful is not the mark of a brave man, but rather of a cowrd; for it is softness to fly from what is troublesome, and such a man endures death not because it is noble but to fly from evil

Men cling to life even at the cost of enduring great misfortune.

But to die to escape from poverty or love or anything painful is not the mark of a brave man, but rather of a coward;

The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances.

Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.

It might have driven me mad; but I was always a pretty stubborn one, so I just held on and bided my time.

Well, what are we to do now? asked MacDonald with some gruffness. Possess our souls in patience and make as little noise as possible, Holmes answered.

Maybe I'm no longer a dog, but I can still bite!

Maybe it didn't really matter what we did to preserve ourselves. There was always some truck somewhere. The thing was not to let that stop you not to let it direct your life

As your mother would say, "If you're knee-deep in mud, keep on crawling.

You cannot teach a man how to forget fear. It is a rare quality

You do not know her, but she has a soul of steel. She has the face of the most beautiful of women, and the mind of the most resolute of men.

You will, I trust, resemble a forest plant, which has indeed, by some accident, been brought up in the greenhouse, and thus rendered delicate and effeminate, but which regains its native firmness and tenacity, when exposed for a season to the winter air.

Look back, and smile on perils past.