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the quiet refusal to quit, dressed as patience and armed for the long haul
means the strength to endure pain, hardship, or fear with steady courage, especially over a long stretch.
from From Latin fortitudo, 'strength, courage,' built on fortis, 'strong, brave' — the same root that braces 'fort,' 'force,' and 'fortify.' It arrived in English in the late Middle Ages, carrying its sense of inner sturdiness, the kind a fortress has.
- cardinal virtue
- One of four pillars in classical and Christian ethics
- latin root
- From fortis, meaning strong or brave
- not recklessness
- Aristotle placed it between cowardice and rashness
- arctic namesake
- Royal Navy ship once trapped in pack ice
- endurance over force
- Bearing pain often counts more than charging it
for instance
fort sumter — union garrison held against confederate bombardment for 34 hours in april 1861, starting the civil war
siege of leningrad — soviet city endured 872-day nazi blockade (1941-1944) with over 1 million deaths from starvation and cold