People confuse goodness with weakness. It is weak people, not good people (goodness demands strength), who are taken advantage of.

This, however, is similar to God saying that the land belonged to Israel. They were promised the land, but they still had to fight for it. Furthermore, not all the battles were successful.

The breaking wave and the muscle as it contracts obey the same law. Delicate line gathers the body's total strength in a bold balance. Shall my soul meet so severe a curve, journeying on its way to form?

I can survive in the jungle, so now I can do anything.

Weakness with watchfulness will stand, when strength with too much confidence fails. Weakness, with acknowledgement of it, is the fittest seat and subject for God to perfect his strength in; for consciousness of our infirmities drives us out of ourselves to him in whom our strength lies.

Well that sounds pretty brave and strong, doesn't it? But listen to the last stanza, "But not of us this strength, O Lord, and not of us this constancy. Our trust is Thine eternal Word, Thy presence our security.

Over the years, I've learned that a confident person doesn't concentrate or focus on their weaknesses - they maximize their strengths.

If you put us in a difficult corner, we will stand our ground - that is the kind of country we are.

Hammer away, ye hostile bands. Your hammers break; God's anvil stands.

He is a great fish and I must convince him, he thought. I must never let him learn his strength nor what he could do if he made his run.

I may not be as strong as I think,' the old man said, 'But I know many tricks and I have resolution.

Always remember, there is more strength in you than you ever realized or even imagined. Certainly nothing can keep you down if you are determined to get on top of things and stay there.