Quotes About Fortitude

A man is not measured by how much he can take and stand but by how fast he regains once fallen.

continue to advance until you run out of ammunition. Then, dig in.

Just drive down that road until you get blown up.

God abandons only those who abandon themselves, and whoever has the courage to shut up his sorrow within his own heart is stronger to fight against it than he who complains.

A man who is a master of patience is master of everything else.

It is well, I die hard, but I am not afraid to go.

Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.

Genius is only a greater aptitude for patience.

Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience.

Anyone with any degree of mental toughness ought to be able to exist without the things they like most for a few months at least.

You go on. You set one foot in front of the other, and if a thin voice cries out, somewhere behind you, you pretend not to hear, and keep going.

Life only demands from the strength you possess. Only one feat is possible - not to have run away.

The art of living is more like that of wrestling than of dancing. The main thing is to stand firm and be ready for an unforeseen attack.

It is better to wear out than to rust out.

Let us be of good cheer, remembering that misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never come.

There is no defense against adverse fortune which is so effectual as an habitual sense of humor.

Quit yourselves like men.

Maturity is the capacity to endure uncertainty.

Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above it.

We have all of us sufficient fortitude to bear the misfortunes of others.

Let us then be up and doing, with a heart for any fate.

No one ever did anything worth doing unless he was prepared to go on with it long after it became something of a bore.

Saints are sinners who kept on going.

If something doesn't come up the way you want, you have to forge ahead.