Quotes about Resistance
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
Holy charity confounds all diabolical and fleshly temptations and all fleshly fears.
- St. Francis Of Assisi
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
In South Africa in 1987, apartheid was still going strong. Some of the most brutal race laws had been relaxed, but they hadn't yet been repealed. There was still a lot of tension.
- John Kani
No man-made system is perfect, and the system of oppression is no exception. It is subject to fatigue, to cracks, which you are the likelier to discover the longer your term.
- Joseph Brodsky
I spoke to ears that refused to hear.
- Ronald Reagan
How can you pull down strongholds of Satan if you don't even have the strength to turn off your TV?
- Leonard Ravenhill
You find out the strength of a wind by trying to walk against it, not by lying down.
- CS Lewis
We never find out the strength of the evil impulse inside us until we try to fight it.
- CS Lewis
I encourage you to be a person who is not afraid of responsibility. In meeting resistance you will build your strength. If you only do what is easy, you will always remain weak.
- Joyce Meyer
A spirit of restlessness and resistance can never wait, but one who believes he is loved with an everlasting love, and knows that underneath are the everlasting arms, will find strength and peace.
- Elisabeth Elliot