Best Fortitude Quotations
164 Fortitude quotes by 135 unique authors
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Heaven is large, and affords space for all modes of love and fortitude.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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A life of action and danger moderates the dread of death. It not only gives us fortitude to bear pain, but teaches us at every…
— William Hazlitt
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Suffering for truth's sake Is fortitude to highest victory, And to the faithful death the gate of life.
— John Milton
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Heroic people take risks to themselves to help others. There's nothing heroic about accepting $5 million to go out and run around chasing a ball,…
— Gregg Easterbrook
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Alexander received more bravery of mind by the pattern of Achilles, than by hearing the definition of fortitude.
— Philip Sidney
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I learned from my own teachers, a long time ago in another universe, the quality of quiet fortitude that is renewed by a person's love…
— Frederick Lenz
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What I love about the stories of the Great Migration is that this is not ancient history; this is living history. Most people of color…
— Isabel Wilkerson
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It seems to me that you are solving a problem which goes beyond the limits of physiology in too simple a way. Physiology has realized…
— Alexander Herzen
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Meditation increases our vitality and strengthens our intelligence. Our beauty is enhanced and our mental accuracy and health are improved. We gain the mental fortitude…
— Mata Amritanandamayi
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Our nation is indeed fortunate that we can still draw on an immense reservoir of courage, character, and fortitude, that we are still blessed with…
— Ronald Reagan
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The sea always offers up incredible stories of survivors' fortitude. Myths of a lot of countries have variations on that.
— Colin Farrell
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If love is the soul of Christian existence, it must be at the heart of every other Christian virtue. Thus, for example, justice without love…
— Richard Rohr
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CALLOUS, adj. Gifted with great fortitude to bear the evils afflicting another. When Zeno was told that one of his enemies was no more he…
— Ambrose Bierce
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Agriculture is for living; mind culture is for life. Skills are for shaping material things so that they cater more for the comfort of man;…
— Sathya Sai Baba
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Study the lives of our great women, who were models of patience, fortitude, compassion and sacrifice. I desire that you should take up the reins…
— Sathya Sai Baba
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Study the lives of our great women, who were models of patience, fortitude, compassion and sacrifice...
— Sathya Sai Baba
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Americans are known for their strength, fortitude, and generosity in times of need. We encourage people in the U.S. and everywhere to give with their…
— Michael Dell
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I was attracted to climbing mountains because of the physical dangers, but also the challenges, like 'mental fortitude, physical fortitude, judgement.' It's the intensity of…
— Lincoln Hall
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What fortitude the Soul contains, That it can so endure The accent of a coming Foot- The opening of a Door.
— Emily Dickinson
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Hardship, in forcing us to exercise greater patience and forbearance in daily life, actually makes us stronger and more robust. From the daily experience of…
— Dalai Lama
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Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues.
— John Locke
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Affliction is the wholesome soil of virtue, where patience, honor, sweet humility, and calm fortitude, take root and strongly flourish.
— David Mallet
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I know of no higher fortitude than stubborness in the face of overwhelming odds.
— Louis Nizer
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Whether you come from a council estate or a country estate, your success will be determined by your own confidence and fortitude.
— Michelle Obama
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The bravest person I've ever met was a young boy going through massive amounts of treatment for a very rare, complex and unpleasant disease. I…
— Terry Pratchett
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