STRENGTH QUOTES III

quotations about strength

A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.

VERONICA ROTH

Divergent


The quality of strength lined with tenderness is an unbeatable combination.

MAYA ANGELOU

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

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The greatest strength expires with loss of breath;
The mightiest in one minute stoop to death.

THOMAS DEKKER

Old Fortunatus

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It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide what to do.

ELBERT HUBBARD

The American Bible

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One test of strength is the ability to take defeat graciously.

LEWIS F. KORNS

Thoughts


By relying on our own resources, we acquire mental strength; but when we lean on others for support, we are like an invalid who having accustomed himself to a crutch, finds it difficult to walk without one.

LADY BLESSINGTON

attributed, Day's Collacon


Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.

TIBETAN PROVERB


The measure of a man's estimate of your strength is the kind of weapons he feels that he must use in order to hold you fast in a prescribed place.

HOWARD THURMAN

The Luminous Darkness: A Personal Interpretation of the Anatomy of Segregation and the Ground of Hope


A glass of water might be easy to pick up, but try holding it for five minutes. By this dynamic, the strongest people I know are the ones who have been able to sustain their burdens over a course of time.

JACKIE SUMMERS

"Power vs. Strength", The Good Men Project, July 11, 2017


Strength, if not used to protect, is but weakness.

LEWIS F. KORNS

Thoughts

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It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.

MAHATMA GANDHI

Wit and Wisdom of Mahatma Gandhi


Ultimate strength is a measure of the load that breaks a specimen.

LARRY F. JEFFUS

Welding: Principles and Applications


Our real problem, then, is not our strength today; it is rather the vital necessity of action today to ensure our strength tomorrow.

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

State of the Union Address to a joint session of Congress, January 9, 1958

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Strength avails not a coward.

FRANCOIS RABELAIS

attributed, Day's Collacon

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If strength alone ruled, the elephant would be king of the world.

ELIZA COOK

Diamond Dust

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The strongest may have need of more strength.

EDWARD COUNSEL

Maxims

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The hand of the aggressor is stayed by strength--and strength alone.

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

speech, July 3, 1951


In the assurance of strength there is strength, and they are the weakest, however strong, who have no faith in themselves or their powers.

CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE

Intuitions and Summaries of Thought

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Life doesn't get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient.

STEVE MARABOLI

Life, the Truth, and Being Free


Strength comes from solitude, a waiting, a communion with the best in us, which is at one with the divine spark.

ELBERT HUBBARD

The American Bible

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