that which we are, we are

"It may be that the gulfs will wash us down:
It may be we shall touch the Happy Isles,

Tho' much is taken, much abides; and though
We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."

                                                                    Ulysses

  One of my favourite quotes and it never fails to encourage and inspire me.