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Fortitude Quotes

"Survivors and prevailers are those who love themselves above failure and everything else except the abstract and mysterious."

"Survivors and prevailers are those who love themselves above failure and everything else except the abstract and mysterious."

Janvier Chouteu-Chando, Cameroonian Author

Fortitude, Survival, Self, Love, Failure

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"No one has the right to be sorry for himself for a misfortune that strikes everyone."

"No one has the right to be sorry for himself for a misfortune that strikes everyone."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

Fortitude, Misfortune, Right

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"Gird your hearts with silent fortitude, suffering yet hoping all things."

"Gird your hearts with silent fortitude, suffering yet hoping all things."

Felicia Hemans, British Poet

Fortitude, Suffering

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"Who made the world I cannot tell; 'Tis made, and here am I in hell. My hand, though now my knuckles bleed, I never soiled with such a deed."

"Who made the world I cannot tell; 'Tis made, and here am I in hell. My hand, though now my knuckles bleed, I never soiled with such a deed."

A. E. Housman, English Poet

Fortitude, Deed, Hell, Now, World

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"Being brave is not for the light-hearted. Bravery takes fortitude-the very act of bravery prevents anyone from knowing you were ever afraid in the first place."

"Being brave is not for the light-hearted. Bravery takes fortitude-the very act of bravery prevents anyone from knowing you were ever afraid in the first place."

Susan C. Young, American Author

Fortitude, Bravery, Power, Truth, Wisdom

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"But the future must be met, however stern and iron it be."

"But the future must be met, however stern and iron it be."

Elizabeth Gaskell, British Novelist

Fortitude, Future, Resilience, Strength, Acceptance

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"If I tell you I am upset about everything that's going on around me, you will probably ask me why, half listening, half wandering away in your own train of thoughts...If I tell you I am happy, you will probably not bother to know why, congratulating me and forgetting..I should rather tell you I am fine, satisfied, you will probably tell me your own issues then, for which I will be all ears"

"If I tell you I am upset about everything that's going on around me, you will probably ask me why, half listening, half wandering away in your own train of thoughts...If I tell you I am happy, you will probably not bother to know why, congratulating me and forgetting..I should rather tell you I am fine, satisfied, you will probably tell me your own issues then, for which I will be all ears"

Sanhita Baruah, Indian Writer

Fortitude, Strength, Courage, Endurance, Resolve

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"You are stronger than your challenges and your challenges are making you stronger."

"You are stronger than your challenges and your challenges are making you stronger."

Karen Salmansohn, American Author

Fortitude, Strength, Endurance, Growth, Resilience

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"Summon your inner courage to ensure you strive unhindered - toward your chosen goals."

"Summon your inner courage to ensure you strive unhindered - toward your chosen goals."

Eleesha, British Author

Fortitude, Courage, Goal, Determination, Strength

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"Endure, my heart; yea, a baser thing thou once didst bear."

"Endure, my heart; yea, a baser thing thou once didst bear."

Homer, Greek Poet

Fortitude, Endurance, Courage, Strength, Resilience

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