Quotes and anectdotes from the wise to the foolish, and the courageous to the drunk

strength

A nation' s strength ultimately consists in what it can do on its own, and not in what it can borrow from others. 5 quotes from Indira Gandhi

And when a woman's will is as strong as the man's who wants to govern her, half her strength must be concealment. 52 quotes from George Eliot

Conscience is a coward, and those faults it has not strength enough to prevent it seldom has justice enough to accuse. 8 more sayings from Oliver Goldsmith

Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential. 74 other quotes from Winston Churchill

In all human affairs there are efforts, and there are results, and the strength of the effort is the measure of the result. 12 sayings from James Allen

In solitude the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself. 14 more quotes from Laurence Sterne

Peace is not the absence of war, but a virtue based on strength of character. 18 views from Baruch Spinoza

Strengthen me by sympathizing with my strength, not my weakness. 13 sayings from Amos Bronson Alcott

The colour of the skin is in no way connected with strength of the mind or intellectual powers. 3 more views from Benjamin Banneker

The great and admirable strength of America consists in this, that America is truly the American people. 4 quotes from Jacques Maritain

The joy of the mind is the measure of its strength. 7 more views from Ninon de L'Enclos

The mark of a truly civilized man is confidence in the strength and security derived from the inquiring mind. 6 quotes from Felix Frankfurter

Who among us has the strength to oppose petty egoism, those petty good feelings, pity and remorse? 3 more quotes from Ivan Turgenev

Zealous men are ever displaying to you the strength of their belief, while judicious men are showing you the grounds of it. 8 more quotes from William Shenstone

Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough. 10 quotes from Og Mandino

I had a vision with which I might have saved my people, but I had not the strength to do it. 5 other quotes from Black Elk

I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence but it comes from within. It is there all the time. 3 views from Anna Freud

It is a maudlin and indecent verity that comes out through the strength of wine. 14 views from Joseph Conrad

Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity. 4 wisdom & wit from Louis Pasteur

The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it. 19 sayings from Woodrow Wilson

The turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the core of strength within you that survives all hurt. 5 other thoughts from Max Lerner

True strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to something beyond himself. 23 sayings from Henry Miller

You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men. 75 wisdom & wit from Benjamin Disraeli

'Tis skill, not strength, that governs a ship. 45 wisdom & wit from Thomas Fuller

Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities strong men make them. 25 sayings from Orison Swett Marden

Each particular society begins to feel its strength, whence arises a state of war between different nations. 10 sayings from Charles de Secondat

Humble souls are fearful of their own strength. 4 more quotes from William Gurnall

In all my perplexities and distresses, the Bible has never failed to give me light and strength. 11 quotes from Robert E. Lee

Many a man's strength is in opposition, and when he faileth, he grows out of use. 67 more quotes from Francis Bacon

One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity. 15 quotes from Albert Schweitzer

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls the most massive characters are seared with scars. 56 thoughts from Khalil Gibran

Patience is the support of weakness impatience the ruin of strength. 30 other quotes from Charles Caleb Colton

Perhaps I am stronger than I think. 12 views from Thomas Merton

Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force. 24 more views from Franklin D. Roosevelt

Strength of character means the ability to overcome resentment against others, to hide hurt feelings, and to forgive quickly. 2 quotes from Lawrence G. Lovasik

The awareness of our own strength makes us modest. 23 views from Paul Cezanne

The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong. 9 thoughts from Swami Vivekananda

When all is said and done, the real citadel of strength of any community is in the hearts and minds and desires of those who dwell there. 3 more views from Everett Dirksen

Credulity is the man's weakness, but the child's strength. 10 quotes from Charles Lamb

Endurance is nobler than strength, and patience than beauty. 45 quotes from John Ruskin

From the gut comes the strut, and where hunger reigns, strength abstains. 13 more quotes from Francois Rabelais

I admired in others the strength that I lacked myself. 3 more views from Georg Brandes

I have the people behind me and the people are my strength. 6 thoughts from Huey Newton

Only the gentle are ever really strong. 8 other views from James Dean

People do not lack strength they lack will. 73 other views from Victor Hugo

The key element in tragedy is that heroes and heroines are destroyed by that which appears to be their greatest strength. 3 views from Robert Shea

The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection. 31 wisdom & wit from Thomas Paine

The strength and power of a country depends absolutely on the quantity of good men and women in it. 45 sayings from John Ruskin

The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance. 31 quotes from Thomas Paine

The strength of criticism lies in the weakness of the thing criticized. 26 quotes from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast. 26 views from Charles Dickens

When I dare to be powerful - to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid. 9 quotes from Audre Lorde

When I use my strength in the service of my vision it makes no difference whether or not I am afraid. 9 quotes from Audre Lorde

A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep. 8 quotes from Vernon Howard

As we advance in life it becomes more and more difficult, but in fighting the difficulties the inmost strength of the heart is developed. 23 other quotes from Vincent Van Gogh

If you put all your strength and faith and vigor into a job and try to do the best you can, the money will come. 9 quotes from Lawrence Welk

My opinion, my conviction, gains immensely in strength and sureness the minute a second mind as adopted it. 8 wisdom & wit from Malcolm Muggeridge

One strength of the communist system of the East is that it has some of the character of a religion and inspires the emotions of a religion. 105 wisdom & wit from Albert Einstein

Only actions give life strength only moderation gives it charm. 18 quotes from Jean Paul

Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong. 17 thoughts from Leo Buscaglia

The undertaking of a new action brings new strength. 3 quotes from Richard L. Evans

The virtue of paganism was strength the virtue of Christianity is obedience. 5 other wisdom & wit from Augustus Hare

We draw our strength from the very despair in which we have been forced to live. We shall endure. 3 more quotes from Cesar Chavez

Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul. 13 sayings from John Muir

I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to be expected only from the strong. 6 sayings from Leo Rosten

Insincerity is always weakness sincerity even in error is strength. 9 quotes from George Henry Lewes

It is only necessary to have courage, for strength without self-confidence is useless. 4 thoughts from Giacomo Casanova

Strength lies not in defence but in attack. 2 sayings from Adolf Hitler

Superior strength is found in the long run to lie with those who had right on their side. 7 quotes from James Anthony Froude

The great strength of the totalitarian state is that it forces those who fear it to imitate it. 2 more quotes from Adolf Hitler

There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up. 10 other sayings from Booker T. Washington

To be capable of steady friendship or lasting love, are the two greatest proofs, not only of goodness of heart, but of strength of mind. 38 quotes from William Hazlitt

We are a long time in learning that all our strength and salvation is in God. 4 more sayings from David Brainerd

Wealth brings strength, strength confidence. 2 other thoughts from John Lothrop Motley

Women may fall when there's no strength in men. 81 other quotes from William Shakespeare

Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength. 7 more wisdom & wit from Corrie Ten Boom

You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. 41 other sayings from Marcus Aurelius

Britain's great strength is its innovative, design and engineering natural ability and we're not using it. 22 quotes from James Dyson

Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men. 46 other quotes from John F. Kennedy

Freedom and order are not incompatible... truth is strength... free discussion is the very life of truth. 33 other quotes from Thomas Huxley

I count life just a stuff to try the soul's strength on. 22 more thoughts from Robert Browning

I have the strength to endure it all. 5 wisdom & wit from Moshe Dayan

If you would know strength and patience, welcome the company of trees. 3 quotes from Hal Borland

Not even girls want to be girls so long as our feminine archetype lacks force, strength, and power. 3 more quotes from William Moulton Marston

Religion is an illusion and it derives its strength from the fact that it falls in with our instinctual desires. 26 more thoughts from Sigmund Freud

Remember, the storm is a good opportunity for the pine and the cypress to show their strength and their stability. 3 wisdom & wit from Ho Chi Minh

Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect. 135 quotes from Ralph Waldo Emerson

Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have. 11 more quotes from Norman Vincent Peale

Strength instead of being the lusty child of passion, grows by grappling with and subduing them. 13 wisdom & wit from James M. Barrie

The sea heaves up, hangs loaded o'er the land, Breaks there, and buries its tumultuous strength. 22 other quotes from Robert Browning

The strength of the Democratic Party of Cook County is not something that just happened. 2 wisdom & wit from Richard J. Daley

We acquire the strength we have overcome. 135 more sayings from Ralph Waldo Emerson

We gain the strength of the temptation we resist. 135 quotes from Ralph Waldo Emerson

Wisdom is the knowledge of good and evil, not the strength to choose between the two. 9 more quotes from John Cheever

Wisdom we know is the knowledge of good and evil, not the strength to choose between the two. 9 views from John Cheever

Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength. 9 quotes from Charles Spurgeon

Atheism shows strength of mind, but only to a certain degree. 57 wisdom & wit from Blaise Pascal

Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light. 31 other wisdom & wit from Helen Keller

He is greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own. 58 more quotes from Henry Ward Beecher

He knows not his own strength that has not met adversity. 4 quotes from Ben Jonson

I gambled on having the strength to live two lives, one for myself and one for the world. 3 more quotes from Ruth Benedict

I haven't strength of mind not to need a career. 3 quotes from Ruth Benedict

It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide on what to do. 59 sayings from Elbert Hubbard

It is not good to see people who have been pretending strength all their lives lose it even for a minute. 7 quotes from Lillian Hellman

Life always rides in strength to victory, not through internationalism... but only through the direct responsibility of the individual. 26 other quotes from Frank Lloyd Wright

One cannot weep for the entire world, it is beyond human strength. One must choose. 14 other quotes from Jean Anouilh

Our strength is often composed of the weakness that we're damned if we're going to show. 21 quotes from Mignon McLaughlin

Religion brings to man an inner strength, spiritual light, and ineffable peace. 5 sayings from Alexis Carrel

The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will. 16 thoughts from Vince Lombardi

The strength of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special exertions, but by his habitual acts. 57 quotes from Blaise Pascal

War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength. 47 quotes from George Orwell

A powerful idea communicates some of its strength to him who challenges it. 18 other wisdom & wit from Marcel Proust

As thy days, so shall thy strength be which, in modern language, may be translated as thy thoughts so shall thy life be. 4 more quotes from Emmet Fox

Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong. 17 more quotes from Calvin Coolidge

I have always drawn strength from being close to home. 10 quotes from Arthur Ashe

Life only demands from you the strength that you possess. Only one feat is possible not to run away. 13 quotes from Dag Hammarskjold

Patience and time do more than strength or passion. 15 other sayings from Jean de La Fontaine

Rudeness is a weak imitation of strength. 31 more views from Eric Hoffer

Some of us think holding on makes us strong but sometimes it is letting go. 10 quotes from Hermann Hesse

Strength is born in the deep silence of long-suffering hearts not amid joy. 6 more wisdom & wit from Arthur Helps

The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places. 35 wisdom & wit from Ernest Hemingway

What is called a sincere work is one that is endowed with enough strength to give reality to an illusion. 2 other wisdom & wit from Max Jacob

Work is not man's punishment. It is his reward and his strength and his pleasure. 9 other quotes from George Sand

Above all, it is not decency or goodness of gentleness that impresses the Middle East, but strength. 4 wisdom & wit from Meir Kahane

Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies. 18 other quotes from Mother Teresa

It is wonderful what strength of purpose and boldness and energy of will are roused by the assurance that we are doing our duty. 15 quotes from Walter Scott

Old age is not a disease - it is strength and survivorship, triumph over all kinds of vicissitudes and disappointments, trials and illnesses. 3 views from Maggie Kuhn

Strength of character may be learned at work, but beauty of character is learned at home. 4 quotes from Henry Drummond

The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind. 50 views from Napoleon Bonaparte

You must rouse into people's consciousness their own prudence and strength, if you want to raise their character. 10 quotes from Luc de Clapiers

A key to strengthening spiritual muscles and enduring hardship is finding strength in the Word of God. 2 quotes from Walter Martin

A strength to harm is perilous in the hand of an ambitious head. 9 sayings from Elizabeth I

Blind and unwavering undisciplined at all times constitutes the real strength of all free men. 3 quotes from Alfred Jarry

Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance. 63 wisdom & wit from Samuel Johnson

He knows not his own strength that hath not met adversity. 5 thoughts from Cesare Pavese

If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength. 90 wisdom & wit from Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Love you will find only where you may show yourself weak without provoking strength. 26 other views from Theodor Adorno

We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others. 90 other quotes from Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Will power is only the tensile strength of one's own disposition. One cannot increase it by a single ounce. 5 sayings from Cesare Pavese

He knows not his own strength who hath not met adversity. 4 sayings from William Samuel Johnson

It is my own firm belief that the strength of the soul grows in proportion as you subdue the flesh. 100 sayings from Mahatma Gandhi

Not one man in a thousand has the strength of mind or the goodness of heart to be an atheist. 24 thoughts from Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Only strength can cooperate. Weakness can only beg. 33 quotes from Dwight D. Eisenhower

Our real problem, then, is not our strength today it is rather the vital necessity of action today to ensure our strength tomorrow. 33 wisdom & wit from Dwight D. Eisenhower

Our role in Israel is a pioneering one, and we need people with certain strength of fiber. 2 wisdom & wit from Moshe Sharett

Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle. 28 thoughts from Napoleon Hill

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. 100 quotes from Mahatma Gandhi

That which does not kill us makes us stronger. 103 views from Friedrich Nietzsche

The glimpses of human strength and frailty that a physician sees are with me still. 2 other quotes from Daniel Nathans

The spirit of man is more important than mere physical strength, and the spiritual fiber of a nation than its wealth. 33 quotes from Dwight D. Eisenhower

The weapon of the Republic is terror, and virtue is its strength. 6 more views from Georg Buchner

When restraint and courtesy are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible. 100 thoughts from Mahatma Gandhi

With a houseful of kids you give each other strength. 5 other wisdom & wit from Michael Landon

With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts. 30 more sayings from Eleanor Roosevelt

Women are like teabags. We don't know our true strength until we are in hot water! 30 more thoughts from Eleanor Roosevelt

You're blessed if you have the strength to work. 13 views from Mahalia Jackson