Quotes about Fortitude
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
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