Quotes about Strength
Fitness has nothing to do with age.
— Virender Sehwag
My first love will always be fitness, so I want to share that with as many people as I can.
— Mandy Rose
One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.
— Albert Schweitzer
The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.
— Frederick Douglass
Ministers are powerless people who have nothing to boast of except their weaknesses. But when the Lord whom they serve fills them with His blessing they will move mountains and change the hearts of people wherever they go.
— Henri Nouwen
Greatness lies, not in being strong, but in the right using of strength; and strength is not used rightly when it serves only to carry a man above his fellows for his own solitary glory. He is the greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own.
— Henry Ward Beecher
Why should we think upon things that are lovely? Because thinking determines life. It is a common habit to blame life upon the environment. Environment modifies life but does not govern life. The soul is stronger than its surroundings.
— William James
We usually know what we can do, but temptation shows us who we are.
— Thomas a Kempis
Every time I say 'no' to a small temptation, I strengthen my will to say 'no' to a greater one.
— Mother Angelica
My parents taught me to react quickly when temptation comes and to say 'No!' instantly and emphatically. I recommend that same counsel to you. Avoid temptations.
— Joseph Wirthlin
My strength is as the strength of ten, because my heart is pure.
— Alfred Lord Tennyson
Ali's got a left, Ali's got a right - when he knocks you down, you'll sleep for the night; and when you lie on the floor and the ref counts to ten, hope and pray that you never meet me again.
— Muhammad Ali