Noun
Power to resist attack; strength; firmness.
That strength or firmness of mind which enables a person to encounter danger with coolness and courage, or to bear pain or adversity without murmuring, depression, or despondency; passive courage; resolute endurance; firmness in confronting or bearing up against danger or enduring trouble.
Source: Webster's dictionaryWant of money and the distress of a thief can never be alleged as the cause of his thieving, for many honest people endure greater hardships with fortitude. We must therefore seek the cause elsewhere than in want of money, for that is the miser's passion, not the thief s. William Blake
CALLOUS, adj. Gifted with great fortitude to bear the evils afflicting another. Ambrose Bierce
Fortitude is the marshal of thought, the armor of the will, and the fort of reason. Francis Bacon
Nothing is more admirable than the fortitude with which millionaires tolerate the disadvantages of their wealth. Rex Stout
Patience and fortitude conquer all. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Everyone wants to go to heaven; the desire is there but the fortitude is not. Sicilian Proverb