Quotes About Weakness

She knew the general doctrine on sex, held by people in one form or another, the doctrine that sex was an ugly weakness of man's lower nature, to be condoned regretfully. She experienced an emotion of chastity that made her shrink, not from the desires of her body, but from any contact with the minds who held this doctrine.

But you're wrong, Paul, you're so wrong! What would happen to Henry's vanity if he didn't have us to throw alms to? What would become of his strength if he didn't have weaker people to dominate? What would he do with himself if he didn't keep us around as dependents? It's quite all right, really, I'm not criticizing him, it's just a law of human nature.

Verá, doctor Stadler; a la gente no le gusta pensar, y cuanto mayores son sus conflictos, menos piensa. Pero gracias a cierto instinto, sabe que ha de hacerlo y ello produce una sensación de culpabilidad. Por tal motivo, bendecirá y seguirá a quienquiera que le ofrezca una justificación para no pensar. Alguien que convierta en virtud de gran altura intelectual lo que saben que es su pecado, su debilidad y su miseria.

Thus, if a man is attracted to a woman of intelligence, confidence and strength, if he is attracted to a heroine, he reveals one kind of soul; if, instead, he is attracted to an irresponsible, helpless scatterbrain, whose weakness enables him to feel masculine, he reveals another kind of soul; if he is attracted to a frightened slut, whose lack of judgment and standards allows him to feel free of reproach, he reveals another kind of soul.

Es malo tener éxito, ya que el éxito se consigue por los fuertes a expensas de los débiles? Hemos dejado de agobiar a los débiles con nuestra ambición y quedan en libertad de prosperar sin nosotros.

He has demonstrated his own weakness: an inability to read a novel on its own terms. All he knows is judgment

history was sure to run along its predetermined course, an endless cycle of fear, hunger and conflict, dominance and weakness?

Except for her weak foundation. The ruin of many a girl, I guess.

And I resented you for that," she went on, "because I've always believed hate is such an unworthy emotion. So weak and ultimately pointless." I marveled briefly at how innocent a life someone would have to have led for such a philosophy to emerge credible and intact, and for a second I loved her for it.

I should have known better. But we all have stupid moments—rationalizations, even blindness, born of weakness and human need.

Sun Tsu: When strong, feign weakness. When weak, feign strength.

Justice is less easily applied to the strong than to the defenseless.

By committing suicide, Al had taken away the scholar's greatest weakness: calling hesitation research.

But borrowing strength builds weakness.

It is the weak who are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong.

It builds weakness in the person forced to acquiesce, stunting the development of independent reasoning, growth, and internal discipline. And finally, it builds weakness in the relationship. Fear replaces cooperation, and both people involved become more arbitrary and defensive.

Using intimidation builds weakness because it reinforces dependence on external factors to get things done. When fear replaces cooperation, both people involved become more illogical and

Borrowing strength builds weakness

But borrowing strength builds weakness. It builds weakness in the borrower because it reinforces dependence on external factors to get things done.

Reactive people, on the other hand, focus their efforts in the Circle of Concern. They focus on the weakness of other people, the problems in the environment, and circumstances over which they have no control. Their focus results in blaming and accusing attitudes, reactive language, and increased feelings of victimization.

But borrowing strength builds weakness. It builds weakness in the borrower because it reinforces dependence on external factors to get things done. It builds weakness in the person forced to acquiesce

Leo Roskin taught, "It is the weak who are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong.

Using intimidation builds weakness because it reinforces dependence on external factors to get things done. When fear replaces cooperation, both people involved become more illogical and defensive.

Using intimidation builds weakness because it reinforces dependence on external factors