Harper Lee Quotes

To the stars through thorns.

To be honest...here is a task for all that a man has of fortitude...

A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.

Courage is not the absence of despair; it is, rather, the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair.

Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow.

It's courage, not luck, that takes us through to the end of the road.

It is the character of a brave and resolute man not to be ruffled by adversity and not to desert his post.

Braving obstacles and hardships is nobler than retreat to tranquility. The butterfly that hovers around the lamp until it dies is more admirable than the mole that lives in a dark tunnel.

Courage? The moment when my troubles are going to end is not the moment when my courage is going to fail me.

Be strong, be brave, be true. Endure.

So she doesn't call desertion, poverty, and hard work troubles? She's a brave little girl, and I shall be proud to know her.

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value. 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.

Gold is tried by fire, brave men by adversity.

Fortitude is a great help in distress.

Bravery and courage is walking into pain and knowing that something better is on the other side

By woe the soul to daring action steals; by woe in plaintless patience it excels.

Franklin's illness...gave him strength and courage he had not had before. He had to think out the fundamentals of living and learn the greatest of all lessons - infinite patience and never ending persistence.

Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.

One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.

Let us not pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be fearless when facing them.

This is the story of what a Woman's patience can endure, and what a Man's resolution can achieve.

I have the strength to endure it all.

Greatness comes from fear. Fear can either shut us down and we go home, or we fight through it.

Do not yield to misfortunes, but advance more boldly to meet them, as your fortune permits you.

God bless perseverance. Because it's not easy.