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Quotes About Weak

Strong natures – or should one rather call them weak? - do not like to be reminded of this [their unconscious nature], but prefer to think of themselves as heroes.
~ C.G. Jung
The gods are mighty and they bear their diversity, because like the stars the stand in solitude and are separated by vast distances one from the other. Humans are weak and cannot bear their own diversity, because they live close to each other and are desirous of company, so that they cannot bear their own distinct separateness.
~ C.G. Jung
And, much more than hate, it is pity which is the opposite, the doom, of love. For to love or hate truly, you need to be equals, or at least close in strength. But pity is a thing which flows from the strong to the weak.
~ Cameron Dokey
Per said reluctantly. Being the grandson of Frans Ringholm afforded him a special status within the group, and in a weak moment he had
~ Camilla Lackberg
Oh how the passions, insolent and strong, Bear our weak minds their rapid course along; Make us the madness of their will obey; Then die and leave us to our griefs as prey!
~ George Crabbe
A mere verbal formula often distinguishes a truism from a paradox. "It is the duty of society to protect the weak;" but protection cannot be efficient without the power of control; therefore, "It is the duty of society to enslave the weak." And it is a duty which no organized and civilized society ever failed to perform. Parents, husbands, guardians, teachers, committees, etc., are but masters under another name, whose duty it is to protect the weak, and whose right it is to control them.
~ George Fitzhugh
Bestowing upon men equality of rights is but giving license to the strong to oppress the weak. It begets the grossest inequality of condition.
~ George Fitzhugh
Bruce, you're an ugly and silly old man. You're very possibly an alcoholic and God knows what else. You're the type of sad case who preys on vulnerable, weak and stupid women in order to boost his own shattered ego. You're a mess. You've gone wrong somewhere pal.
~ Irvine Welsh
No. Charity, like Socialism, is an invention of the weak to exploit the strong and bring them to their knees.        I don't believe in your theory of the weak and the strong, Jaime replied.        That's the way it is in nature. We live in a jungle.
~ Isabel Allende
Communism is the exploitation of the strong by the weak. In communism, inequality springs from placing mediocrity on a level with excellence.
~ Proudhon
God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things that are mighty.
~ Anonymous
I'd really like to change the world and save it from the mess it's in. I'm so weak, I'm so thin, I want to fly, but I can't even swim.
~ Ray Davies
In war, the strong make slaves of the weak, and in peace the rich makes slaves of the poor.
~ Oscar Wilde
The motto of war is: "Let the strong survive; let the weak die." The motto of peace is: "Let the strong help the weak to survive."
~ Franklin D. Roosevelt
We learned in World War II that no single nation holds a monopoly on wisdom, morality or right to power, but that we must fight for the weak and promote democracy.
~ Joe Baca
This World will always continue to be a mixture of Good and Evil. Our duty is to sympathize with the weak and to Love even the wrongdoer.
~ Swami Vivekananda
The coffee is not strong enough to keep me awake.
~ J. Limbu
Bring wings to the weak and bring grace to the strongMay all evil stumble as it flies in the worldAll the tribes comes and the mighty will crumbleWe must brave this night and have faith in love
~ Janelle Monae
Paradoxically, many government interventions and social policies end up hurting the weak and consolidating the established.
~ Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Can be generalized to politics, anything where the penalty is weak and the victims are abstract and distributed (say taxpayers or shareholders).
~ Nassim Nicholas Taleb
People have difficulty realizing that the solution is building a system in which nobody's fall can drag others down—for continuous failures work to preserve the system. Paradoxically, many government interventions and social policies end up hurting the weak and consolidating the established.
~ Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Good morning," Citra said groggily—then realized it sounded far too weak for a scythe. Even one who was currently incognito. She cleared her throat and spoke with more confidence. "Good morning," Anastasia said.
~ Neal Shusterman
We must be patient with the gods they like to have fun they like to play with us. they like to test us. they like to tell us that we are weak and stupid, that we are finished. the gods need to be amused. we are their toys.
~ Charles Bukowski
But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are. 1 Corinthians 1:27,28
~ Charles Capps