Fortitude

Famous quotes containing the word fortitude:

“Be thou my exaltation
Or fortitude of mien,
Lord of the world’s elation,
Thou breath of things unseen!”
—Bliss Carman (1861–1929)

“The thanksgiving of the old Jew, “Lord, I thank Thee that Thou didst not make me a woman,” doubtless came from a careful review of the situation. Like all of us, he had fortitude enough to bear his neighbors’ afflictions.”
—Frances A. Griffin, U.S. suffragist. As quoted in History of Woman Suffrage, vol. 4, ch. 19, by Susan B. Anthony and Ida Husted Harper (1902)

“Character contributes to beauty. It fortifies a woman as her youth fades. A mode of conduct, a standard of courage, discipline, fortitude and integrity can do a great deal to make a women beautiful.”
—Jacqueline Bisset (b. 1946)