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[T 2] "Adamant" means both a type of stone, usually a diamond, and "stubbornly resolute", a description that equally well suits the quality of Galadriel's resistance to Sauron. [3] Vilya (the Ring of Air, the Blue Ring), from Quenya vilya, "air", [T 14] was the mightiest of the Three. It was made of gold and set with a sapphire.
Secluded male environment: [2] Pembroke College's Old Quad, where Tolkien had his teaching rooms The author of the bestselling fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings, [3] J. R. R. Tolkien, was orphaned as a boy, his father dying in South Africa and his mother in England a few years later.
so you too must be constantly stable in resolute determination; going on to the perfection of Resolute Determination, you will attain Self-Awakening. [5] Yathā'pi pabbato selo acalo suppatiṭṭhito Na kampati bhusavātehi sakaṭṭhāne'va tiṭṭhati. Tathe'ca tvampi adhiṭṭhāne sabbadā acalo bhava
Ambition has been interpreted as the resolute culmination of a bold personal decision, but also as a receptive acceptance of an externally-provided great destiny. [3] It can be characterized as a drive or a goad that makes the person with ambition uncomfortable until they have realized their goals. [4]
In Japanese society, particularly in historical feudal Japan, isagiyosa (潔さ, "purity") is a virtue, translated with "resolute composure" or "manliness". [1] Able to be interpreted as "grace with pride", [ 2 ] isagiyosa is the capability of accepting death with composure and equanimity.
Resolute, a commercial L class blimp; Resolute Forest Products, a Canadian pulp and paper manufacturer; Resolute Mining, an Australian mining company; G.I. Joe: Resolute, a 2009 American animated television series; Resolute, a fictional spaceship in the Exofleet of Exosquad
Adhiṭṭhāna (resolute determination) Apatheia; Ataraxia; Brahmavihara; Dāna (generosity) Jhāna; Khanti (patience) Metta (loving-kindness) Nekkhamma (renunciation) Pañña (wisdom) Passaddhi (tranquillity) Sacca (truth) Vīrya (diligence) Samatva, closely related concept in Hinduism; Vairagya, closely related concept in Hinduism
The work is addressed to Seneca's friend Annaeus Serenus and written sometime between 47 and 62. [1]De Constantia Sapientis is one of a trio of dialogues addressed to Serenus, which also includes De Tranquillitate Animi and De Otio. [2]