Quotes about Fortitude
But if the want of those things which are necessary for the support of the living, as food and clothing, though painful and trying, does not break down the fortitude and virtuous endurance of good men, nor eradicate piety from their souls, but rather renders it more fruitful, how much less can the absence of the funeral, and of the other customary attentions paid to the dead, render those wretched who are already reposing in the hidden abodes of the blessed!
— St. Augustine
The love of God does not consist in tears or in this delight ad tenderness, which for the greater part we desire and find consolation in; but it consists in serving with justice and fortitude of soil and in humility. Without such service it seems to me we would be receiving everything and giving nothing.
— Teresa of Avila
A person is said to be patient…because he acts in a praiseworthy manner by enduring things which hurt him here and now and is not unduly saddened by them.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
Suffering for truth's sake Is fortitude to highest victory, And to the faithful death the gate of life.
— John Milton
Most men and women will yield to the strong currents sucking them into the seas of ruin. Only the strongest in mind and spirit will swim against that current.
— Ted Dekker
What a different aspect will courage put upon the face of things!
— Henry David Thoreau
I have known exceptional people who have endured severe trials while others, at least on the surface, seem to have lived charmed lives.
— Joseph Wirthlin
To die in order to avoid the pains of poverty, love, or anything that is disagreeable, is not the part of a brave man, but of a coward.
— Aristotle
The principal act of courage is to endure and withstand dangers doggedly rather than to attack them.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
You have to develop a very thick skin.
— Gabrielle Union
Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it with use.
— Ruth Gordon
Whether you are shivering with cold or too hot, sleepy or wide awake, spoken well of or badly, dying, or doing anything else, do not let it interfere with doing what is right. For whatever causes us to die is also one of life's processes. Even for this, nothing is required of us than to accomplish well the task at hand.
— Marcus Aurelius