firmness vs stability

firmness

noun
  • physical durability; rigidness (of material) 

  • security; steadfastness; good grip 

  • strictness; mental strength 

stability

noun
  • The condition of being stable or in equilibrium, and thus resistant to change. 

  • The tendency to recover from perturbations. 

How often have the words firmness and stability occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )