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"True strength is delicate."

Louise Berliawsky Nevelson, American Sculptor

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"True strength is delicate."

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"The strength of criticism lies in the weakness of the thing criticized."

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American Poet

Strength, Criticism, Lies, Weakness

"Method is more important than strength, when you wish to control your enemies. By dropping golden beads near a snake, a crow once managed To have a passer-by kill the snake for the beads."

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American Poet

Strength, Control, Enemies

"You have been told that, even like a chain, you are as weak as your weakest link.This is but half the truth.You are also as strong as your strongest link.To measure you by your smallest deed is to reckon the power of the oceanby the frailty of its foam.To judge you by your failures is to cast blame upon the seasons for their inconstancy."

Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese Philosopher

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"Unless you refuse the bad things happening to you, you will continue to suffer with your own consent!"

Mehmet Murat ildan, Turkish Philosopher

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"When we feel ourselves very weak, life will look immensely powerful and ruthless! The extent of our power is the key factor in determining how powerful life is! The stronger we are the weaker the life will be!"

Mehmet Murat ildan, Turkish Philosopher

Strength, Truth, Power, Wisdom, Inspirational

"Her eyes were full of a hot liquid (she did not think of tears at first) which, without disturbing the firmness of her lips, made the air thick, rolled down her cheeks. She had perfect control of herself-Oh, yes!-in every other way."

Virginia Woolf, British Author

Strength, Control, Tears, Emotion, Dignity

"Happiness has two hands: one with strength for lifting up heavy hearts and a gentle hand for tickling."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Strength, Happiness, Truth, Inspirational, Power

"Great emergencies and crises show us how much greater our vital resources are than we had supposed."

William James, American Philosopher

Strength, Crisis, Resilience, Reflection, Resourcefulness

"She would roll up her sleeves and dispense with sentimentality, and do whatever blood-soaked, bad-smelling thing had to be done. She would become adept with axes."

Margaret Atwood, Canadian Novelist

Strength, Action, Blood, Reality

"Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls, the most massive characters are seared with scars."

Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese Philosopher

Strength, Suffering, Character, Endurance

Explore more quotes by Louise Berliawsky Nevelson

"A woman may not hit a ball stronger than a man, but it is different. I prize that difference."

"I think most artists create out of despair. The very nature of creation is not a performing glory on the outside, it's a painful, difficult search within."

"The freer that women become, the freer men will be. Because when you enslave someone, you are enslaved."

"What we call reality is an agreement that people have arrived at to make life more livable."

"I see no reason why I should tickle stones or waste time on polishing bronze."

"True strength is delicate."

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