strength quotes from influential philosophers, authors and people
"For each weakness there is a corresponding strength."
158
"Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one."
239
"That which does not kill us makes us stronger."
368
"Silence is a source of great strength."
517
"Make your heart like a lake with a calm still surface and great depths of kindness."
518
"Be still like a mountain, and flow like a great river."
520
"Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power."
541
"A man with outward courage dares to die: a man with inner courage dare to live."
545
"Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength."
563
"Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues."
961
"Be strong, saith my heart; I am a soldier; I have seen worse sights than this."
1088
"Not giving a fuck does not mean being indifferent; it means being comfortable with being different."
1170
"You cannot be a powerful and life-changing presence to some people without being a joke or an embarrassment to others."
1171
"No matter where you go, there’s a five-hundred-pound load of shit waiting for you. And that’s perfectly fine. The point isn’t to get away from the shit. The point is to find the shit you enjoy dealing with."
1172
"I measure the strength of a spirit by how much truth it can take."
1203
"You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength."
1
"The most important factor in survival is neither intelligence nor strength but adaptability."
199
"Resistance has no strength of its own. Every ounce of juice it possesses comes from us. We feed it with power by our fear of it. Master that fear and we conquer Resistance."
310
"A living thing seeks above all to discharge its strength — life itself is will to power."
363
"Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body."
410
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage."
550
"Religion is an illusion and it derives its strength from the fact that it falls in with our instinctual desires."
556
"Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others."
638
"Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world."
747
"Women are attracted to strength and power."
832
"The proud person always wants to do the right thing, the great thing. But because he wants to do it in his own strength, he is fighting not with man, but with God."
1076