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Steadfastness Quotes

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Charlotte Brontë
“Laws and principles are not for the times when there is no temptation: they are for such moments as this, when body and soul rise in mutiny against their rigour ... If at my convenience I might break them, what would be their worth?”
Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre

J.R.R. Tolkien
“So do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
J.R.R Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

Cormac McCarthy
“Long before morning I knew that what I was seeking to discover was a thing I'd always known. That all courage was a form of constancy. That it is always himself that the coward abandoned first. After this all other betrayals come easily.”
Cormac McCarthy, All the Pretty Horses

Charlotte Brontë
“God surely did not create us, and cause us to live, with the sole end of wishing always to die. I believe, in my heart, we were intended to prize life and enjoy it, so long as we retain it. Existence never was originally meant to be that useless, blank, pale, slow-trailing thing it often becomes to many, and is becoming to me, among the rest.”
Charlotte Brontë, Shirley

Marcus Aurelius
“Be like the cliff against which the waves continually break; but it stands firm and tames the fury of the water around it.”
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

Thomas Paine
“I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.”
Thomas Paine

Martin Luther
“Since then your sere Majesty and your Lordships seek a simple answer, I will give it in this manner, neither horned nor toothed. Unless I am convinced by the testimony of the Scriptures or by clear reason (for I do not trust either in the pope or in councils alone, since it is well known that they have often erred and contradicted themselves), I am bound by the Scriptures I have quoted and my conscience is captive to the Word of God. I cannot and I will not recant anything, since it is neither safe nor right to go against conscience. May God help me. Amen."

(Reply to the Diet of Worms, April 18, 1521)”
Martin Luther, Luther's Works: Career of the Reformer III

Jim Elliot
“Lord, give me firmness without hardness, steadfastness without dogmatism, love without weakness.”
Jim Elliot

Victor Hugo
“Change your opinions, keep to your principles; change your leaves, keep intact your roots.”
Victor Hugo, Intellectual Autobiography: Ideas on Literature, Philosophy and Religion

Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“We love being mentally strong, but we hate situations that allow us to put our mental strength to good use.”
Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Charlotte Brontë
I care for myself. The more solitary, the more friendless, the more I will respect myself. I will keep the law given by God; sanctioned by man. I will hold the principles received by me when I was sane, not mad -- as I am now. Laws and principles are not for times when there is no temptation: they are for such moments as this, when body and soul rise in mutiny against their rigour; stringent are they; inviolate they shall be. If at my individual convenience I might break them, what would be their worth? They have a worth -- so I have always believed; and if I cannot believe it now, it is because I am insane -- quite insane, with my veins running fire, and my heart beating faster than I can count its throbs. Preconceived opinions, foregone determinations are all I have at this hour to stand; there I plant my foot.”
Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre

Christine de Pizan
“The foolish rush to end their lives.
Only the steadfast soul survives.”
Christine de Pizan, Lyric Poetry (Garland Library of Medieval Literature)

Stephen         King
“It's a hard life if you don't weaken.”
Stephen King

Wilkie Collins
“But, ah me! where is the faultless human creature who can persevere in a good resolution, without sometimes failing and falling back?”
Wilkie Collins, The Woman in White

“If you want Allah to be persistent in granting you the thing you love, then be persistent in doing the things he loves.”
Imam Ahmad

H. Rider Haggard
“...For like a rugged tree you are hard and sound at the core.”
H. Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure

William Shakespeare
“Ay, to the proof, as mountains are for winds, that shakes not, though they blow perpetually.”
William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew

Louis L'Amour
“Folks can’t seem to realize that it isn’t a smooth talker we need in there but a steady man, a man with judgement. Any medicine-show man can spout words, if they are written for him. It takes no genius to sound well. To act right and at the right time is something else again.”
Louis L'Amour, Comstock Lode

Dudjom Rinpoche
“At all times, do not lose courage in your inner awareness; uplift yourself, while assuming a humble position in your outer demeanor. Follow the example of the life and complete liberation of previous accomplished masters (siddha). Do not blame your past karma; instead, be someone who purely and flawlessly practices the dharma. Do not blame temporary negative circumstances; instead, be someone who remains steadfast in the face of whatever circumstances may arise.”
Dudjom Rinpoche, Wisdom Nectar: Dudjom Rinpoche's Heart Advice

Rebecca Solnit
“We are winning,” said the graffiti in Seattle, not “We have won.” It’s a way of telling in which you can feel successful without feeling smug, in which you can feel challenged without feeling defeated.”
Rebecca Solnit, Hope in the Dark: The Untold History of People Power

“Be steadfast because things will get better, it maybe stormy right now, but it won't stay that way forever.”
Prof.Salam Al Shereida

Susan L. Marshall
“I am pressing my palm gently against the coraline limestone.
It feels warm against my skin, alerting me to
my own physical presence in this moment.
My body exists right here, right now.

I feel the rare, radiant rays of the sun,
warming my neck and back.
Steady the light is, not fading away this time.”
Susan L. Marshall, All the Hope We Carry

Jaachynma N.E. Agu
“Don't Veer Off Your Chosen Path Because You Want to Be Like The Next Person”
Jaachynma N.E. Agu, Woman: You've Got ALL IT TAKES!

Michael Bassey Johnson
“Things are likely to get tough when you decide to follow Christ. Do not panic, for after the baptism of fire comes a shower of immeasurable blessing.”
Michael Bassey Johnson

“Me And The Future
By: Lorena Tamayo Castillo

I built the present,
Full of excitement.
Even rough and tangled.
I accepted, without hatred;
I look back on yesterday.
And I didn't rest.
I walked on the time today.
Without doubt and distress.
Even if I stumble;
I was able and feasible,
For aspiration and goal.
I looked at the past,
In order to be steadfast;
And took it as challenge,
That made me strong.
From now, until tomorrow,
And in the future;
Will not focus, on obstacle.
Along the way, will not quibble.
For my eyes will be focused.
And the future shall I meet,
With joy and faith.
Along the help of faith and God.
Me and the future will be bless.”
Lorena Tamayo Castillo

Maggie Stiefvater
“Merida wondered at how splendid the castle looked in this light, old DunBroch, a castle made new. The rising sun caught each of the panes of glass and lit them like spring fire. The ivy was green and lush. The berries in the Christmas boughs were bright as battle. It was a grand and welcoming and beautiful sight, vibrant and alive. Yes, there was smoking fire in the background and walls had newly been knocked down, but it was impossible not to see that beneath that, the castle had a live and beating heart. It had changed. It had earned its freedom from Feradach's destruction. It had become something new. Or rather, it was still DunBroch, but it was DunBroch, grown, changing, moving onward, and Merida was fiercely proud.”
Maggie Stiefvater, Bravely

Uzma Jalaluddin
“Take it from someone who's been there and made the wrong choice. Choose love and happiness, not fear. Have faith. Otherwise, the only comfort you'll be left with is that of loving longest, when all hope is gone.”
Uzma Jalaluddin

“The moment the father so much as glimpsed him, he ran to embrace this stealing, slighting, self-absorbed, whoremongering, drunkard. It was this same Father who now held me in the undying steadfastness of His love.”
Michael J Heil, Pursued: God’s relentless pursuit and a drug addict’s journey to finding purpose

“...such it is with all human sensations that people become gradually used to everything and this is truly a beneficial gift from nature, because how otherwise would our physique be able to withstand the vicissitudes of life? The experience [with seasickness] has convinced me often that I, with the least prior knowledge of what I would have considered insurmountable, and when I truly was in those feared circumstances, learned the feeling of unavoidability which often helped me to meet the storms of life calmly. From this, we can learn that we must not give up courage, when our feet sometimes tread on more thorns than flowers, but when with manly steadfastness we hope for a better future, Providence often gives us the power to bear our cross.”
C. J. Wagevier, Aanteekeningen Gehouden Gedurende Mijnen Marsch Naar: Gevangenschap In, En Terugreize Uit Rusland In De Jaren 1812,1813 En 1814

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