"Life is not fair. It is not kind. It demands from us not just a strength of body and mind but also of soul—what the ancients called [[karteria]], or perseverance. Otherwise, we could not bear to soldier on. **We could not survive the blows of fate, the ones intended to discourage us, to make us quit on ourselves and abandon our wits, our principles, our philosophy**." --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[perseverance]], [[courage]], [[discipline]], [[consistency]], [[progressing-slowly]], [[quitting]], [[failure]], [[kindness]], [[self-reflection]] **Source** -- [[202409150124 - B - Discipline is Destiny]]