Quotes About Fortitude

He seemed to shrug off the sun's rays.

Any landing you could walk away from was a good landing.

Ilona Andrews

Sometimes the Universe smiled. Mostly she kicked me in the face, stomped on my ribs once I fell down, and laughed at my pain, but once in a while she smiled. It was Wednesday.

You look like your house burned down," Rene observed. "Just reflecting on the fact that when the Universe punches you in the teeth, it never just lets you fall down. It kicks you in the ribs a couple of times and dumps mud on your head." "If you're lucky, it's mud.

Things just didn't go your way today," Owen rumbled from his blanket, his eyes still closed. "First, you got your arm broken. Then the Consort had to bring you food. Now you are getting a lecture. It's hard to be Troy today." "Don't make me come over there," Troy growled. Owen opened his eyes. "And do what?

In the heat of battle he remains cool; in the midst of catastrophes he keeps level his mind.

You can't magic yourself out of the situation, you've got to live it as decently and as grimly as you can.

He knew the vulnerability of his strength.

Inside yourself you're strong. That's the place where strength counts. Strength shows not only in how fast you can chop down trees.' -p. 5

It has been my philosophy of life that difficulties vanish when faced boldly.

There is no merit to discipline under ideal circumstances. I must have it in the face of death or it is worthless.

You can't maintain discipline that way." Mallow said icily, "I can. There's no merit in discipline under ideal circumstances. I'll have it in the face of death, or it's useless.

There's no merit in discipline under ideal circumstances. I'll have it in the face of death, or it's useless.

difficulties vanish when faced boldly

I had already discovered that there was no limit to how much suffering I can bear.

Although stunned and hungry, many sang, because it would have been pointless to aggravate misfortune by complaining.

Todos tenemos una reserva de fuerza interior insospechada, que surge cuando la vida nos pone a prueba

Nadie nos da nada, decía Teresa, hay que cogerlo a la fuerza, y si te descuidas te lo quitan.

I don't have to cultivate the image of fortitude instilled by my grandfather, which was very useful earlier in my life but not anymore; now I can ask for help and be sentimental.

Se requiere una voluntad heroica para mantener todo en su sitio.

This wasn't a place for illusions; the reality here was the genuine happiness that came about from the natural magic of standing next to someone and being consumed by the fortitude in his or her humanity.

Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of his way, but must accept his lot calmly, even if they roll a few more upon it.

When we see ourselves in a situation which must be endured and gone through, it is best to meet it with firmness, and accommodate everything to it in the best way practicable. This lessens the evil, while fretting and fuming only increase your own torments.