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Strength Quotes


"If a lion takes its advice from sheep, it will go hungry."


"Women are never so strong as after their defeat."


"I was astonished by his complete lack of self-pity. Morrie, who could no longer dance, swim, bathe, or walk; Morrie, who could no longer answer his own door, dry himself after a shower, or even roll over in bed. How could he be so accepting? I watched him struggle with a fork, picking at a piece of tomato, missing it the first two times - a pathetic scene, and yet I could not deny that sitting in his presence was almost magically serene, the same calm breeze that soothed me back in college."



"None meets harm who knows his capacity."


"My dear,In the midst of hate, I found there was, within me, an invincible love.In the midst of tears, I found there was, within me, an invincible smile.In the midst of chaos, I found there was, within me, an invincible calm.I realized, through it all, that. In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there's something stronger " something better, pushing right back.Truly yours, Albert CamusI like this because only one part is usually quoted but the full quote has such symmetry."


"When you overcome the difficulties of life, you develop an inner strength."


"The stories I read gives strength to my spirit."


"She has fought many wars, most internal. The ones that you battle alone, for this, she is remarkable. She is a survivor."


"You could call her perilous because she was so strong in herself."


"Be unwilling to lose."


"Being able to endure is sometimes the key to survival."


"You will never see me surrender, never see me cry, but you will often see me walk away. Turn around and just leave, without looking back."


"We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others."


"The real strength of a man is not in the size of his muscles, but in the size of his heart."


"In a fit of anger he had said to her, "You'll always be miserable," to which she thoughtfully replied, "Is that so? It's impossible to be miserable when you've known tragedy and hardship. Both strengthen and refine a person to the point where they may have moments of grief and sadness, but misery is known only to those who have a sense of entitlement...you know, people like you."


"He had awoken too late for happiness, but not for strength, and could feel an austere joy, as of a warrior who is homeless but stands fully armed."


"I think I'm learningthat sometimes the bravest thing is not to face the world,but to turn away from it."


"The courage to keep trying is willingness to triumph."


"I may be in pain, but I am not weak."


"Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong."


"No matter how strong you are, there is always another power which can defeat you easily!"


"Think of strength, dream of strength, live of strength."


"If you are bitter, that means they got the best of you. If they got the best of you, that means they won."


"Seek more strength for weaker spine No grape grows on sinner's vine."


"Ordinary men with extraordinary power. Common men with uncommon results. Usual men with unusual anointing. Unschooled mortal men with immortal vision. Weak men with mighty deeds-Insight for Fruitful Living."


"If there are difficulties on your way, be thankful for them because they will test and refine you as fire does to gold and if you will overcome, you will come out a winner, wizard and overcomer."


"Too often the strong, silent man is silent only because he does not know what to say, and is reputed strong only because he has remained silent."


"It's not about what you're capable of, it's about what you are willing to endure."


"Don't deceive yourself; laughing at someone's weakness is not the way to reveal your strength. Your strength is in the help you offer, not the mockeries you deliver!"


"All your words are but to say: you are a woman, and your part is in the house. But when the men have died in battle and honour, you have leave to be burned in the house, for the men will need it no more. But I am of the House of Erol and not a serving-woman. I can ride and wield blade, and I do not fear either pain or death."


"Anyone can be tough for a season. It takes a special kind of human to rise to life's challenges for a lifetime."


"Righteousness gives strength."


"Although we may face untold numbers that by their sheer mass appear to render us as little more than a speck in the face of them, a single person standing with God amidst any mass will always be an indomitable majority."


"A lion is not afraid of walking alone, even if the whole jungle is pursuing it."


"Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes."


"And everyone saw me. Tobias saw me.I hear footsteps. Tobias marches toward me and wrenches me to my feet."What the hell was that, Stiff?""I..." My breath comes in a hiccup. "I didn't-""Get yourself together! This is pathetic."Something within me snaps. My tears stop. Heat races through my body, driving the weakness out of me, and I smack him so hard my knuckles burn with the impact. He stares at me, one side of his face bright with blush-blood, and I stare back."Shut up," I say. I yank my arm from his grasp and walk out of the room."



"Maybe you don't just have one Goliath. Maybe you have his whole family!"
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