the term stiff upper lip comes from ancient greece.
the term stiff upper lip comes from ancient greece.
where does the term stiff upper lip come from?
ancient greece
the ideal of the stiff upper lip is traced back to ancient greece – to the spartans, whose cult of discipline and self-sacrifice was a source of inspiration to the english public school system; and to the stoics. stoic ideas were adopted by the romans, particularly the emperor marcus aurelius, who wrote, "if you are distressed by any external thing, it is not this thing which disturbs you, but your own judgment about it. and it is in your power to wipe out that judgment now." the concept reached england in the 1590s, and featured in the plays of william shakespeare; his tragic hero hamlet says, "there is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so". poems that feature a memorable evocation of victorian stoicism and a stiff upper lip include rudyard kipling's "if—" and w. e. henley's "invictus". the phrase became symbolic of the british people, and particularly of those who were products of the english public school system during the victorian era. such schools were heavily influenced by stoicism, and aimed to instill a code of discipline and devotion to duty in their pupils through competitive sports, corporal punishments and cold showers.
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stiff upper lip is a colloquial expression referring to fortitude in the face of adversity.









































stiff upper lip may also refer to:









































bullet::::- "stiff upper lip", an album by ac/dc









































bullet::::- "stiff upper lip" (song), the title song









































bullet::::- stiff upper lip world tour, a concert tour









































bullet::::- "stiff upper lip live", a dvd









































bullet::::- "stiff upper lip" (gershwin song), a song by george and ira gershwin









































bullet::::- "stiff upper lips", a 1998 british comedy film









































bullet::::- stiff upper lip (song) by mr hudson from the album "straight no chaser"









































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stiff upper lip (disambiguation)