Strength Quotes

"What is important is to believe in something so strongly that you're never discouraged."

"Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man; but if anything is within the powers and province of man, believe that it is within your own compass also."

"Life is truly known only to those who suffer, lose, endure adversity and stumble from defeat to defeat."

"Sure I am of this, that you have only to endure to conquer."

"There is an invisible strength within us; when it recognizes two opposing objects of desire, it grows stronger."

"The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size of your dream; and how you handle disappointment along the way."

"That though the radiance which was once so bright be now forever taken from my sight. Though nothing can bring back the hour of splendor in the grass, glory in the flower. We will grieve not, rather find strength in what remains behind."

"Social media is reducing social barriers. It connects people on the strength of human values, not identities."

"There will always be obstacles and challenges that stand in your way. Building mental strength will help you develop resilience to those potential hazards so you can continue on your journey to success."

"Strength lies in differences, not in similarities."

"A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people."

"It is labor that keeps the strong man strong. And spiritual labor, toil and burden-bearing, is what will give strength to the church of Christ."

"Right now, when we're hearing so much disturbing and hateful rhetoric, it is so important to remember that our diversity has been - and will always be - our greatest source of strength and pride here in the United States."

"Dictators have an old trick to assess the strength of their opposition: they say something patently untrue, and then look to see who mindlessly repeats it. Those who do, they recognise as their true supporters."

"Every good citizen adds to the strength of a nation."

"When a tradition gathers enough strength to go on for centuries, you don't just turn it off one day."

"True strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to something beyond himself."

"We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others."

"You must all be aware that modern war is not a mere matter of military operations. It involves the whole strength and all the resources of the nation. Not only soldiers, but also all citizens without exception, take part."

"Weight-bearing exercise builds bone density, builds your muscular strength so that you can hold your body up where those bones have a tendency to get weak."

"To have ego means to believe in your own strength. And to also be open to other people's views. It is to be open, not closed. So, yes, my ego is big, but it's also very small in some areas. My ego is responsible for my doing what I do - bad or good."

"Try to look at your weakness and convert it into your strength. That's success."

"It is a sign of contraction of the mind when it is content, or of weariness. A spirited mind never stops within itself; it is always aspiring and going beyond its strength."

"'Tis skill, not strength, that governs a ship."

"The pagan loves the earth in order to enjoy it and confine himself within it; the Christian in order to make it purer and draw from it the strength to escape from it."

"Difficulty, my brethren, is the nurse of greatness - a harsh nurse, who roughly rocks her foster - children into strength and athletic proportion."

"To be an effective leader, you have to have a manipulative streak - you have to figure out the people working for you and give each tasks that will take advantage of his strength."

"Only actions give life strength; only moderation gives it charm."

"We will not find the inner strength to evolve to a higher level if we do not inwardly develop this profound feeling that there is something higher than ourselves."

"I have ever been the queerest mixture of weakness and strength, and have paid heavily for the weakness."

"When we have nothing to cling to as our own and cease thinking of ourselves as people who must defend privileges, we can open ourselves freely to others with the faithful expectation that our strength will manifest itself in our shared weakness."

"Not one man in a thousand has the strength of mind or the goodness of heart to be an atheist."

"One has to have the strength of character to say the time has come to move on... unless you are a king."

"Only strength can cooperate. Weakness can only beg."

"I don't have the strength or wisdom to get through a single day without guidance and grace from God."

"What I've learned is that unless it's an emergency, like a fire or brain surgery, hierarchy is not necessary and may be damaging. If you have a hierarchy, you're repeating the strengths and weaknesses of one person without allowing for the accumulative strength of a group."

"Life always rides in strength to victory, not through internationalism... but only through the direct responsibility of the individual."

"Religious beliefs evolved by group-selection, tribe competing against tribe, and the illogic of religions is not a weakness but their essential strength."

"The technocracy of professional sport has managed to impose a soccer of lightning speed and brute strength: a soccer that negates joy, kills fantasy and outlaws daring."

"Living according to the basic gospel principles will bring power, strength, and spiritual self-reliance into the lives of all Latter-day Saints."

"For too long, unfunded federal mandates have drained the budgets of states and communities. The strength and vitality of our communities must be restored."

"Think not that humility is weakness; it shall supply the marrow of strength to thy bones. Stoop and conquer; bow thyself and become invincible."

"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."

"My greatest strength as a consultant is to be ignorant and ask a few questions."

"Sacrifice, discipline and prayer are essential. We gain strength through God's word. We receive grace from the sacrament. And when we fumble due to sin - and it's gonna happen - confession puts us back on the field."

"One column of truth cannot hold an institution of ideas from falling into ignorance. It is wiser that a person of prudence and purpose save his strength for battles that can be won."

"Our strength as a nation comes in our unity. We are the United States of America, not the divided states. And those who want to divide us are trying to divide us, and we shouldn't let them do it."

"Let us speak, though we show all our faults and weaknesses, - for it is a sign of strength to be weak, to know it, and out with it - not in a set way and ostentatiously, though, but incidentally and without premeditation."

"And when a woman's will is as strong as the man's who wants to govern her, half her strength must be concealment."

"The financial crisis should not become an excuse to raise taxes, which would only undermine the economic growth required to regain our strength."