Quotes About Fortitude

and believe me, Mrs. Green, she'll be pegging out her own washing until the day she dies.

What the hell kind of person was capable of sounding erudite while losing blood out of his face by the pint?

They were stepping up, not cowering down.

That's the only way to do it—go.

Stubborness is also determination. It's simply a matter of shifting from won't power to will power.

Fear is something to be moved through, not something to be turned from.

I'd have a nervous breakdown except that I've been through this too many times to be nervous.

Some persons are made more perfect by what befalls them, as is whatever befalls them can never make them less, can never bring them low, as it might others. --Gina Berriault, The Tea Ceremony

He was having, under trying circumstances, the best time he could, which is one definition of heroism;

Her lips were tightly glued together, her chin protruding, her whole layout that of a girl who intended to stand no rannygazoo.

Cornelius rose. He dried his eyes. For his spirit and will were waterproof.

Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible be found in us.

One of her favorite sayings is "Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible be found in us.

It's amazing how much punishment we can take.

There is no life without patience.

Anybody can run away and survive, the trick was to stay and survive

Enduring tedium over real time in a confined space is what real courage is

And what is a man? He is someone who rises when life has knocked him down. He is someone who raises his fist to heaven when a storm has ruined his crop--and then plants again. And again. A man remains unbroken by the savage twists of fate. That man may never win. But when he sees himself reflected, he can be proud of what he sees. For low he may be in the present scheme of things: peasant, serf, or dispossessed. But he is unconquerable

A great man once told me there can be no courage without fear

A man is only as strong as that which makes him angry.

A great man once told me there can be no courage without fear," Helikaon said. "He was right. Remember that when your belly trembles and your legs grow weak.

Life is unfair. Do you think your enemies will sit back and wait until you are fresh? Learn to marshal your strength.

The greatness of man lies in the decision to be stronger than his condition.

Courage, my friends. Take courage.