Endurance is nobler than strength and patience than beauty.

Endurance is nobler than strength, and patience than beauty.

A dying organism is often observed to be capable of extraordinary endurance and strength. ... When any living organism is attacked, its whole function seems to aim toward reproduction.

And St. Francis said: 'My dear son, be patient, because the weaknesses of the body are given to us in this world by God for the salvation of the soul. So they are of great merit when they are borne patiently.

Endurance is patience concentrated.

Everything can be taken from you in a second, but the human spirit is so strong. War can teach you so much about evil, and so much about good.