Literary notes about steadfastness (AI summary)
In literature, steadfastness is invoked as a powerful emblem of unwavering resolve and moral fortitude. Writers employ the term not only to underscore the endurance of faith and principle—as when it is portrayed as the very essence that sustains personal conviction [1] or the bravery evident even amid persecution [2]—but also to highlight the reliability and loyalty found in relationships [3] and love [4]. This multiplicity of uses enriches the concept, imbuing it with a depth that resonates across genres and epochs, whether warning against the perils of wavering from one's true course [5] or celebrating the quiet, steadfast constancy of the human spirit.
- The worth of every conviction consists precisely in the steadfastness with which it is held.
— from Notes on Life & Letters by Joseph Conrad - During the Decian persecution he manifested wisdom and good sense as well as courage and steadfastness.
— from Church History, Volume 1 (of 3) by J. H. (Johann Heinrich) Kurtz - Both brothers were, it may be, exceptional in the steadfastness of their loyalty to the two sisters.
— from Penshurst Castle in the Time of Sir Philip Sidney by Emma Marshall - "Have you not an implicit confidence in the steadfastness of my love?"
— from Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. by Various - In the verse above we are warned against being led away by the error of the wicked and falling from our own steadfastness.
— from The Gospel Day; Or, the Light of Christianity by Charles Ebert Orr
