The Sexes

Men are strong, but women endure.

Epigram

Sad or happy
Rich or poor
The secret is
To endure

Patient Griselda

Fiorella read widely when she was a young'n, and one of the tales she was especially attracted to was that of patient Griselda, a woman who married a king, had two children by him, then was inexplicably sent to live alone in the forest. She made the best of it, never complained, and continued to love her husband.  One day he rode up to her humble hut with a beautiful young woman by his side and told Griselda he was going to marry the girl.  Ever patient and faithful, Griselda wished him and his new bride well.  At that point, the king revealed that the girl was their daughter all grown up, that he had been testing Griselda's love all these years, and that she could now return to the palace and be his queen again.

Dumb as this story may seem, Fiorella was fascinated by the idea that a woman can overcome by patience.  Fiorella still is.

Endurance is also strength.