Notables and Quotables
“Fortitude”
“Patience and fortitude conquer all things.”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Philosopher
“It's not life that counts but the fortitude you bring into it.”
- John Galsworthy, British Author
“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.”
- Robert Collier, American Author
“The longer I live, the more I think of the quality of fortitude… men who fall, pick themselves up and stumble on, fall again, and are trying to get back up when they die.”
- Theodore Roosevelt, American President
“Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential.”
- Winston Churchill, Former British Prime Minister
“Fortitude is the marshal of thought, the armor of the will, and the fort of reason.”
- Francis Bacon, Former British Chancellor
“The key of persistence opens all doors closed by resistance.”
- John Di Lemme, American Author
“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.”
- Confucius, Chinese Philosopher
“I try to view the challenges in my life not as annoyances, but as confirmations of fortitude.”
- Oprah Winfrey, American Businesswoman
“Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues.”
- John Locke, British Philosopher
