Power is so characteristically calm, that calmness in itself has the aspect of strength
Edward Bulwer-LyttonThe man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.
Woodrow WilsonWork is not man's punishment. It is his reward and his strength and his pleasure.
George SandReligion is an illusion and it derives its strength from the fact that it falls in with our instinctual desires.
Sigmund FreudIf human beings are perceived as potentials rather than problems, as possessing strengths instead of weaknesses, as unlimited rather that dull and unresponsive, then they thrive and grow to their capabilities.
Barbara BushThere is a growing strength in women but it's in the forehead, not the forearm.
Beverly SillsSome people strengthen the society just by being the kind of people they are.
John GardnerWith strength to meet sorrow, and faith to endure
Frances Sargent OsgoodOne cannot weep for the entire world, it is beyond human strength. One must choose.
Jean Anouilh'In innocence there is no strength against evil,' said Sparrowhawk, a little wryly. 'But there is strength in it for good.'
Ursula Le GuinIn times of trouble or personal suffering remember that you always have the opportunity to make earnest request to God through your prayers for the strength you need to continue.
Patrick GordonI have arm-wrestled here and there... guys seem to want to test my strength.
Shania TwainHe is greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own.
Henry Ward Beecher The superior man is the providence of the inferior. He is eyes for the blind, strength for the weak, and a shield for the defenseless. He stands erect by bending above the fallen. He rises by lifting others.
Robert G IngersollUnion of the weakest develops strength not wisdom. Can all men, together, avenge one of the leaves that have fallen in autumn? But the wise man avenges by building his city in snow.
Wallace StevensNo good writer was ever long neglected; no great man overlooked by men equally great. Impatience is a proof of inferior strength, and a destroyer of what little there may be
Walter LandorOnce he strengthened up, you could do whatever you wanted on him. It was like driving a Ferrari rather than a Cortina [on Desert Orchid]
Colin Brown'Charm' - which means the power to effect work without employing brute force - is indispensable to women. Charm is a woman's strength just as strength is a man's charm.
Havelock EllisNothing has more strength than dire necessity.
EuripidesCredulity is the man's weakness, but the child's strength
Charles LambBoxing isn't just about brute strength; it's about skill and outwitting your opponent.
Lennox LewisThe awareness of our own strength makes us modest.
Paul CezanneIt is important to strengthen... and buy new players
Rafael BenitezThere are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up.
Booker T WashingtonI think what weakens people most is fear of wasting their strength.
Etty HillesumSir, I salute your courage, your strength, and your indefatigability [to Saddam Hussein]
George GallowayBlack is a colour of power and strength.
Hayden FryRudeness is a weak imitation of strength.
Eric HofferNow is the time for us to strike. We must strengthen our foothold in Asia, to ensure no nation overtakes us.
Larry SummersA Thaum is the basic unit of magical strength. It has been universally established as the amount of magic needed to create one small white pigeon or three normal-sized billiard balls.
Terry PratchettI feel that I contributed well, but my strength and energy in that department is running out. I made, not friendships, never got anywhere like that, but you know I've formed slight bonds with people and they were lovely and gracious
Lesley BrainHere is bread, which strengthens man's heart, and therefore is called the staff of Life
Matthew HenryThese terrorists attacked without warning on 11 September 2001. They have attacked in Madrid, in Jakarta, in Morocco.
This is a worldwide war against ideals. There is no separate peace to be made with terrorism.
They are after our way of life and we have to deal with them. There is no other way other than with strength. [on the London terrorist attack, 7th July 2005]
Condoleezza RiceWe plainly perceive that the mind strengthens and decays with the body.
LucretiusRage cannot be hidden, it can only be dissembled. This dissembling deludes the thoughtless, and strengthens rage and adds, to rage, contempt.
James BaldwinOnly actions give life strength; only moderation gives it charm.
Jean Paul RichterGreat works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.
Samuel JohnsonEccentricity has always abounded when and where strength of character had abounded; and the amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of genius, mental vigor, and courage which it contained.
John Stuart MillYou gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.
Eleanor RooseveltCharles Kennedy must think hard about whether he has the personal strength to fight the triple demons of the Labour Party, the Conservative Party and the drink problem.
Sandra GidleyI believe in the strength of my team and I'm confident we will do it. [on Euro 2004 struggles!]
Arsene WengerSilence is a source of great strength.
Lao TzuLet me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.
Louis PasteurIt is in the knowledge of the genuine conditions of our lives that we must draw our strength to live and our reasons for living.
Simone De BeauvoirStrength was the virtue of paganism; obedience is the virtue of Christianity.
David HareMy attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength.
Michael JordanSomewhere in there the grace of a ballet dancer joins with the strength of an SAS squaddie, the dignity of an ancient kind, the nerve of a bomb disposal officer [on being a goalkeeper!]
Eamonn DunphyTrue strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to something beyond himself.
Henry MillerTo love someone deeply gives you strength. Being loved by someone deeply gives you courage.
Lao TzuBlind and unwavering undisciplined at all times constitutes the real strength of all free men.
Alfred Jarry
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