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title: "10 Fortified Quotes by 9 authors"
description: "Browse 10 Fortified quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Fortified sayings and thoughts."
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> [I not only bow to the inevitable; I am fortified by it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thornton-wilder/i-not-only-bow-to-the-inevitable-i-am-fortified-by-it/)

[Thornton Wilder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thornton-wilder/)

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> [“Faith is a fortified wall.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lailah-gifty-akita/faith-is-a-fortified-wall/)

[Lailah Gifty Akita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lailah-gifty-akita/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/376/lailah-gifty-akita-11_christian_faith-is-a-fortified-wall-407179_407179.jpg)

> [You are not being tested! You are being fortified! Remember, you cannot fail!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iyanla-vanzant/you-are-not-being-tested-you-are-being-fortified-remember-you-cannot/)

[Iyanla Vanzant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iyanla-vanzant/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d10/iyanla-vanzant-557_failing_you-are-not-being-tested-you-are-being-f_1948387.png)

> [Nothing is so strongly fortified that it cannot be taken by money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-tullius-cicero/nothing-is-so-strongly-fortified-that-it-cannot-be-taken-by-money/)

[Marcus Tullius Cicero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-tullius-cicero/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/937/marcus-tullius-cicero-157_money_nothing-is-so-strongly-fortified-that-it_940919.jpg)

> [That city is well fortified which has a wall of men instead of brick.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/that-city-is-well-fortified-which-has-a-wall-of-men-instead-of-brick/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Never try to take a fortified hill, especially if the Army on top is bigger than you are](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/never-try-to-take-a-fortified-hill-especially-if-the-army-on-top-is/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Let thy chief fort and place of defense be a mind free from passions. A stronger place and better fortified than this,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-aurelius/let-thy-chief-fort-and-place-of-defense-be-a-mind-free-from-passions/)

[Marcus Aurelius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-aurelius/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/101/marcus-aurelius-139_chiefs_let-thy-chief-fort-and-place-of-defense_1440952.jpg)

> [“Vitamin D has been added to milk in the United States since the 1930s to prevent rickets. We report the unusual occurrence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claire-jacobus/vitamin-d-has-been-added-to-milk-in-the-united-states-since-the-1930s/)

[Claire Jacobus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claire-jacobus/)

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> [“Power is fortified not just by what it destroys, but also by what it creates. Not just by what it takes, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arundhati-roy/power-is-fortified-not-just-by-what-it-destroys-but-also-by-what-it/)

[Arundhati Roy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arundhati-roy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89a/arundhati-roy-346_fortified_power-is-fortified-not-just-by-what-it-d_89837.png)

> [The peace we seek, founded upon decent trust and cooperation among nations, can be fortified not by weapons of war but by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dwight-d-eisenhower/the-peace-we-seek-founded-upon-decent-trust-and-cooperation-among/)

[Dwight D. Eisenhower](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dwight-d-eisenhower/)

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