Quotes about Strength
Do not strive in your own strength; cast yourself at the feet of the Lord Jesus, and wait upon Him in the sure confidence that He is with you, and works in you. Strive in prayer; let faith fill your heart-so will you be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might.
— Andrew Murray
The potency of prayer hath subdued the strength of fire; it hath bridled the rage of lions, hushed anarchy to rest, extinguished wars, appeased the elements, expelled demons, burst the chains of death, expanded the gates of heaven, assuaged diseases, repelled frauds, rescued cities from destruction, stayed the sun in its course, and arrested the progress of the thunderbolt.
— St. John Chrysostom
Give us the strength to encounter that which is to come, that we may be brave in peril, constant in tribulation, temperate in wrath, and in all changes of fortune, and down to the gates of death, loyal and loving one to anther.
— Robert Louis Stevenson
I know not whether laws be right, Or whether laws be wrong; All that we know who lie in gaol Is that the wall is strong; And that each day is like a year, A year whose days are long.
— Oscar Wilde
If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down, these women together ought to be able to turn it right side up again.
— Sojourner Truth
As you go along your road in life, you will, if you aim high enough, also meet resistance ... but no matter how tough the opposition may seem, have courage still-and persevere.
— Madeleine Albright
Let us have faith that Right makes Might, and in that faith let us to the end dare to do our duty as we understand it.
— Abraham Lincoln
Nothing can resist a will which will stake even existence upon its fulfillment.
— Benjamin Disraeli
Be like the bird that, passing on her flight awhile on boughs too slight, feels them give way beneath her, and yet sings, knowing that she hath wings.
— Victor Hugo
Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
— Francis de Sales
Ruin and recovery are both from within.
— Epictetus
What pulls the strings is the force hidden within; there lies ... the real man.
— Marcus Aurelius