Strength Quotes

The greatest strength a man can achieve is gentleness.

The terrorists thought they would change my aims and stop my ambitions. But nothing changed in my life except this: weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage was born.

When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways - either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength.

I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.

If we feel inwardly strong, we will have no need or desire to speak ill of others.

A quiet conscience makes one strong!

The motto of war is: "Let the strong survive; let the weak die." The motto of peace is: "Let the strong help the weak to survive."

Even the saddest things can become, once we have made peace with them, a source of wisdom and strength.

Justice without force is powerless; force without justice is tyrannical.

I was captain and should have set the example. I would lift a minimum of weights. Mine was natural physical strength. I always thought quickness and agility were much more important.

Love does not make you weak, because it is the source of all strength, but it makes you see the nothingness of the illusory strength on which you depended before you knew it.

We all carry it within us: supreme strength, the fullness of wisdom, unquenchable joy. It is never thwarted, and cannot be destroyed.

I constantly remind myself that resting takes confidence. Anyone can train like a mad man but to embrace rest and to allow all the hard training to come out takes mental strength.

Your demons will cause your angels to sing. Use the pain as fuel.

Pray and seek for strength to change our circumstances rather than praying for our circumstances to be changed

We hold our tongues in check because if they are undisciplined they empty the soul of the strength of heavenly grace, and weaken its healthful vigour.

Effective leaders know that resources are never the problem; it's always a matter or resourcefulness.

I hold the line, the line of strength that pulls me from the fear.

Souls reconstructed with faith transform agony into peace.

To see a candle's light one must take it into a dark place.

Something we were withholding made us weak, until we found it was ourselves.

Real strength is being able to carry on when times are hard.

I always look to my mom for strength and courage when I need it.

Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle.

I do believe in the old saying 'What does not kill you makes you stronger.' Our experiences, good and bad, make us who we are. By overcoming difficulties, we gain strength and maturity.

Our cultural strength has always been derived from our diversity of understanding and experience.

True delicacy is not a fragile thing.

If you have enough strength to help yourself, you have enough strength to help those in need. Never pass up an opportunity.

Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.

If you grow yourself to become a successful person, in strength of character and mind, you will naturally be successful in anything and everything you do.

The quality of your life is a direct reflection of the expectations of your peer group.

More important than talent, strength, or knowledge is the ability to laugh at yourself and enjoy the pursuit of your dreams.

Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.

Drunkenness, the ruin of reason, the destruction of strength, premature old age, momentary death.

Don't ever think compassion is weak. Compassion is about strength.

Be thankful for every day. Learn from mistakes. Don't dwell on regrets. Forgive with love. Gain strength from every struggle.

People say to me, 'Has being a woman helped or hindered your career?' And the answer is yes.

God will either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it.

There is that interdependence and that strength you get from a team, that the group is greater than any individual.

Boko Haram will soon know the strength of our collective will.

For those who are always courteous and respectful of elders, four things increase: life, beauty, happiness and strength.

The strength of Olympism comes to it from that which is simply human, hence worldwide is its essence.

Certainly we must be strong, but strength is, to me, not just a force, but rather a vocabulary of many means

Princes, kings, and other rulers of the world have used all their strength and cunning against the Church, yet it continues to endure and hold its own.

Fortitude implies a firmness and strength of mind, that enables us to do and suffer as we ought. It rises upon an opposition, and, like a river, swells the higher for having its course stopped.

I was six when my mother taught me the art of invisible strength..."strongest wind cannot be seen."

A man doesn't realize how much he can stand until he is put to the test. You can stand far more than you think you can. You are much stronger than you think you are.

Moderate strength is shown in violence, supreme strength is shown in levity.

Every single one of us possesses the strength to attempt something he isn't sure he can accomplish.

Life must be lived and curiosity kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.