"I must keep alive in myself the desire for my true
country, which I shall not find till after death; I must never let it get
snowed under or turned aside; I must make it the main object of life to press
on to that other country and to help others to do the same. "
- C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity "Constant dropping wears away stones."--Ben Franklin "Living out one's faith is either no way to live or the only way to live; it's either imprisonment, or the only path to freedom. It offers happiness, or it frustrates the pursuit. There is no half-love, half-religion, half-worship, half-belief, half-truth. There is no kinda-sorta." - Tarek Saab, Gut Check The person with fortitude is one who perseveres in doing what his conscience tells him he ought to do. He does not measure the value of a task exclusively by the benefit he receives from it, but rather by the service he renders to others. The strong man will at times suffer, but he stands firm; he may be driven to tears, but he will brush them aside. When difficulties come thick and fast, he does not bend before them. Remember the example given us in the book of the Machabees: an old man, Eleazar, prefers to die rather than break God's law. 'By manfully giving up my life now, I will show myself worthy of my old age and leave to the young a noble example of how to die a good death willingly and nobly for the revered and holy laws.'--Saint Josemaria Escriva
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