Quotes About Fortitude

It takes a great deal of courage to stand alone even if you believe in something very strongly.

My third maxim was to endeavour always to conquer myself rather than fortune, and change my desires rather than the order of the world, and in general, accustom myself to the persuasion that, except our own thoughts, there is nothing absolutely in our power;

IF WE ARE very forbearing, then something we would normally consider very painful will not appear so bad after all. But without patient endurance, even the smallest thing becomes unbearable. A lot depends on our attitude.

These smokes can take it, they're used to it.

I discovered that I was shivering, decided to stop, and did.

To be broke is not a disgrace, it is only a catastrophe.

Nothing is more admirable than the fortitude with which millionaires tolerate the disadvantages of their wealth.

Being broke is not a disgrace, it is only a catastrophe.

Most of us survive the hardest things. We are quite resilient.

I can take more punishment than anyone in the business.

Hay hombres sobrios y aplomados, a los que la desgracia los quiebra por adentro, sin que se vea.

When I was in Outremer, I got shot in the face with an arrow. Should've killed me instantly; but by some miracle it hung up in my cheekbone, and an enemy doctor we'd captured the day before yanked it out with a pair of tongs. You should be dead, they said to me, like I'd deliberately cheated. No moral fibre.

like maintaining the grounds of a castle when the knight, fallen in battle, will never be returning

Whatever you do, do not back down.

Women have their own braveries, their own mighty courageousness that is of woman, and not to be compared with the courage shown by man.

This, he knew, was courage, the truest, ultimate courage, because there was no one here to sympathize or praise him for it. What he felt was felt without the hope of commendation.

A body can take two weeks of anything.

Something in the lone survivor knows that even the ironclad law of Now can be outlasted.

Frank imitated the voice of Vitellius: 'They're wimps! Back in my day, we died all the time, and we liked it!

The most difficult kind of strength -- restraint.

Even when she looked scared, she had a lot of guts.

When weak, act strong.

Stand your ground! Stheno yelled. I've got free samples!

There was no point moping around when you faced imminent death.