Hardiness Quotes

Courage ought to be guided by skill, and skill armed by courage. Neither should hardiness darken wit, nor wit cool hardiness. Be valiant as men despising death, but confident as unwonted to be overcome.

Why is it that fools always have the instinct to hunt out the unpleasant secrets of life, and the hardiness to mention them?

If we expected self-reliance of family groups, if we expected hardiness and resilience and initiative on the part of individuals, and if we rewarded initiative instead of dependence on government, we would not only ameliorate many of the family-related social problems we see at present, but we would also reduce our vulnerability to terrorism. People who are hardy, resilient, and self reliant are a lot harder to terrorize.

Plenty and peace breed cowards; hardness ever of hardiness is mother.

Society asks of most men more than sheer intellect ability-it demands also moral hardiness, self-discipline, a competitive spirit and other qualities that in more old-fashioned terms we might simply call character.

There is a healthful hardiness about real dignity that never dreads contact and communion with others however humble.

Snowdrops: Theirs is a fragile but hardy celebration... in the very teeth of winter.

Perhaps the only true dignity of man is his capacity to despise himself.

No matter what your current condition, how or where you grew up, or what education or training you feel you lack, you can be successful in your chosen endeavor. It is spirit, fortitude, and hardiness that matter more than where you start.