Quotes About Fortitude

The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists.

Älkää hymyilkö nähdessänne minut, sillä minun hymyni ei hyydy koskaan.

the strength to survive must come from within. Others will always fail you. Friends, family, fellow soldiers Ã¢â'¬Â¦ in the end, each person must stand alone. When in need, look to the self.

There are 2 rules in life: Number 1- Never quit Number2- Never forget rule number 1.

A little impatience (carefully applied and infused with

During her lifetime Eleanor of Aquitaine had not been a patient woman. While she had lived, she had learned to bide her time, but biding one's time is a very different thing from patience.

purse, was steady.

I should prefer being thrown to the demnition ducks and drakes, he said moodily.

Love with her would be a field of action, not a need. She was complete whether she won or lost the world. She was her own fortress and her own sanctuary.

Misfortune had made Lily supple instead of hardening her, and a pliable substance is less easy to break than a stiff one.

she did not suffer from her geographic isolation.

It is an obvious truth, that no constitution can defend itself: it must be defended by the wisdom and fortitude of men.

To hell with it, he thought. Bad start is a good ending, boys.

Calvin had said, his hands hard at his sides.

They are the people of Creation. Strong, tall, and mighty people who can bear anything. Their Maker, she said, gives them the sky to carry because they are strong."— 'Breath, Eyes, Memory

Let not harsh tongues, that wag in vain, Discourage you. In spite of pain, Be like the cactus, which through rain, And storm, and thunder, can remain. —"Be Like the Cactus", a poem by Kimii Nagata

A great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never gets used up.

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

One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.

It is necessary, in this world, to be made of harder stuff than one's environment.

Que no me vean caída. Muerta por dentro, pero de pie. Como un árbol.

Que no me vean caida. Muerta por dentro, pero de pie. Como un árbol.

Everyone is afraid. But one person falls to pieces from fear, and another person keeps it together. You see: fear remains the same for everyone, but the ability to bear it increases with practice; that is where brave men and heroes come from.

A strong desire derives a person straight through the hardest rock.