Quotes about Fortitude
Though weary, it is not tired: though pressed it is not straightened; though alarmed, it is not confounded; but as a living flame it forces itself upwards and securely passes through all.
— Thomas a Kempis
Patience is not passive, on the contrary it is concentrated strength.
— Bruce Lee
There was an infinity of firmest fortitude, a determinate, unsurrenderable wilfulness, in the fixed and fearless, forward dedication of that
— Herman Melville
My lord, like one's cranium, it will endure till broken.
— Herman Melville
Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.
— Seneca
Fire is the test of gold adversity, of strong men.
— Seneca
Dance until they kill you, and then we'll dance some more.
— Shane Claiborne
After a while, he went back to his task; he decided that pain was not a valid reason for stopping.
— Ayn Rand
He felt safe in the oak tree's presence; it was a thing that nothing could change or threaten; it was his greatest symbol of strength.
— Ayn Rand
He's that same kind of good like you are. Like there's some metal or something in you that won't melt down, no matter what.
— Barbara Kingsolver
Things can hurt us physically or economically and can cause sorrow. But our character, our basic identity, does not have to be hurt at all.
— Stephen Covey
Heaven is large, and affords space for all modes of love and fortitude.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson