Quotes about Strength

Every challenge, every adversity, contains within it the seeds of opportunity and growth.

No coward soul is mine, No trembler in the world's storm-troubled sphere:I see heaven's glories shine, And faith shines equal, arming me from fear

Something very beautiful happens to people when their world's fallen apart: a humility, a nobility, a higher intelligence emerges at just the point when our knees hit the floor.

Intelligence and skill can only function at the peak of their capacity when the body is healthy and strong.

We must not mistake kindness for weakness. Kindness isn't weak. Kindness is a certain type of strength.

Kindness is better and can be more powerful than force. Kind words may unlock an iron door.

...walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.

But Jesus felt her yearning, her fragility masked by bravado. He always broke down barriers, never erected them.

Savor powerlessness, after power, in every phase that matches it precisely; replace every old triumph with the new defeat; strengthen yourself on your weakness; win yourself back when so very lost.

Bite your lips, little brother...Don't cry. Keep your anger, your hate, for another day, for later. The day will come but not now...Wait. Clench your teeth and wait...

This day I ceased to plead. I was no longer capable of lamentation. On the contrary, I felt very strong. I was the accuser, God the accused.

Man's strength resides in his capacity and desire to elevate himself, so as to attain the good. To travel step by step toward the heights. And that is all he can do. To reach heaven and remain there is beyond his powers: Even Moses had to return to earth. Is it the same for evil?