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Thursday, November 3, 2011

Fortitude

Cardinal Virtue of Fortitude from Judaism, Plato and later adapted by Augustine, Ambrose, Aquinas, and here continued by Clive Staples Lewis:

"Fortitude includes both kinds of courage - the kind that faces danger as well as the kind that 'sticks it' under pain.  'Guts' is perhaps the nearest modern English.  You will notice, of course, that you cannot practice any of the other virtues very long without bringing this one into play."

 1898-1963
C.S. Lewis

mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty, adversity, danger, or temptation courageously: Never once did her fortitude waver during that long illness.

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