Fortitude

188. TOUGH TARGET

“As the elephant endures an arrow, so will I patiently bear abuse, for many in the world are unkind.”

THE DHAMMAPADA

189. STEERING A COURSE

“Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong.”

RALPH WALDO EMERSON (1803–1882), USA

190. SOLID

“Bravery is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.”

MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE (1533–1592), FRANCE

191. SELF-POSSESSION

“True fortitude I take to be the quiet possession of a man’s self and an undisturbed doing of his duty, whatever evils beset or dangers lie in his way.”

JOHN LOCKE (1632–1704), ENGLAND

192. THE GREATEST VIRTUE

“Courage is reckoned the greatest of all virtues because unless a man has that virtue, he has no security for preserving any other.”

SAMUEL JOHNSON (1709–1784), ENGLAND

193. MEANT TO BE

“Nothing happens to anybody which he is not fitted by nature to bear.”

MARCUS AURELIUS (121–180), ROME