Quotes about Fortitude
This is courage in a man to bear unflinchingly what heaven sends.
— Euripides
Wealth stays with us a little moment if at all only our characters are steadfast, not our gold.
— Euripides
The tree on the mountain takes whatever the weather brings. If it has any choice at all, it is in putting down roots as deeply as possible."---Each New Day
— Corrie Ten Boom
A tree will not wither and die because the wind blew away one leaf.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
When life has beaten you up and you can't see a way to go on. Trust that tomorrow will change your fortune.
— Jon Jones
Great people aren't those who are happy at times of convienience and content, but of how they are in times of catastrophy and controversy.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
While one may encounter many defeats, one must not be defeated.
— Maya Angelou
Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.
— Maya Angelou
The hardship of the exercises is intended less to strengthen the back than to toughen the mind. The Spartans say that any army may win while it still has its legs under it; the real test comes when all strength is fled and the men must produce victory on will alone.
— Steven Pressfield
He who whets his steel, whets his courage.
— Steven Pressfield
We need a backbone, not a wishbone.
— Joyce Meyer
How very little can be done under the spirit of fear.
— Florence Nightingale