And the answer is ...
a) Patience
Although the lions were originally placed by the library in honor of Leo Astor and Leo Lennox, two of the library's founders, they were nicknamed Patience and Fortitude in the 1930s by famed NYC mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, to honor qualities of New Yorkers that would help them through the Great Depression. The names stuck, and you can still see the famous statues today.
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