Quotes About Strength

L'uomo è uomo, e quel briciolo d'intelligenza che uno può avere entra poco o nulla in gioco, quando la passione infuria e i limiti dell'umano gli si stringono intorno opprimendolo.

I'm neither a lady nor am I fair, And can go home without your care. (She frees herself and exits.)

Her ?eyin kayna??, bütün gücü ve kuvveti, bütün sevinçleri ve ac?lar? veren kalptir. Benim bildiklerimi herkes bilir ama, bu kalp yaln?z benimdir.

Between the idea and the experience there seems to be a certain gulf fixed; we exert all our strength to cross it, in vain. In spite of this, we strive constantly to overcome this gap by means of reason, understanding, imagination, faith, feeling, madness, and, if nothing else will serve, with absurdity.

her ?ey gelip geçmiyor mu? her ?eyin, varolu?uyla birlikte sahip oldu?u gücü sonuna kadar tüketme f?rsat?n? bulmas? ender de?il midir? her ?ey, ak?nt?ya kap?l?yor, bat?r?l?yor ve kayalarda parçalanm?yor mu?

For he who in unsettle times is weak, Adds to the evil, and expands its growth.

Through the rain and snow,

Exist?, f?r? îndoial?, ?i pe uscat naufragii.

People imagine that they can hold their own against the literary production of the world. An illusion. You dig through the centuries, through all the various corners of the universe, and nowhere are you at home. Through this game, judgement and thought lose their edge. It is simply a waste of time and strength.

Je höher ein Mensch,« sagte Goethe, »desto mehr steht er unter dem Einfluß der Dämonen, und er muß nur immer aufpassen, daß sein leitender Wille nicht auf Abwege gerate.« "The higher a man is," said Goethe, "the more he is under the influence of demons, and he must take heed lest his guiding will counsel him to a wrong path".

Der Undank ist immer eine Art Schwäche. Ich habe nie gesehen, dass tüchtige Menschen undankbar gewesen wären.

He who is firm in will moulds the world to himself.

?nsanlar hem kendilerine hem de ba?kalar?na durmadan güçlük ç?kar?rlar ama, " dedi, " asla y?lmamal?. Yolunun üstüne bir da? ç?kan yolcu gibi olmal?. ?üphesiz, bu da? olmasayd? yol daha rahat, daha k?sa olurdu. Ama mademki da? vard?r, onu a?mak gerek.

Nur wo du bist sei alles, immer kindlich, So bist du alles, bist unüberwindlich.

Anche in terraferma ci sono naufragi; è bello e meritevole riprendersene al più presto e ristabilirsi.

Göttin! Königin! Selbst Sklavin des Schicksals!

Ci sono casi, sì, ce ne sono, in cui ogni consolazione è viltà e la disperazione un dovere.

She had simply shed the mantle of slavery as easily as she had worn it, making him realize that she had never really worn it at all.

The Vikings did not believe in leaving their futures to the fates, but in carving their own fates . It was believed the gods would reward those who went forth valiantly to conquer and to gain. Vikings gave no account to meekness, or suffering patience. They fought for what they wanted. Defeat held no honor.

Do for yourself, for no one else will.

But you don't let true happiness slip out of your grasp without one helluva fight.

When you're full, you are not as strongly tempted to eat foods outside the program. A stomach full of well-prepared high-carbohydrate, low-fat foods effectively curbs your tendency to cheat yourself out of great looks and great health. Meanwhile, you'll appear to be a tower of strength and discipline to those around you—and you'll feel like one.

There is a scene in one of the Rocky movies where after the match Apollo Creed and Rocky are waiting for the scoring of their brawl all beat up and battered, obviously both fighters gave all they had to win, and Apollo Creed says to Rocky - "Your not getting a rematch" and Rocky says "I don't want one". I love that scene. That's when you know that you left no doubt - that your opponent, win or lose, never wants to compete against you ever again. That's fighting.

September 14th, 2009