Quotes About Strength

Žmon?s apskritai yra pažeidžiami ir jautr?s,tai, manau nepriklauso nuo amžiaus ar gyvenimo patirties. Iš paži?ros tvirta žmogaus išor? dažnai slepia švelnius jausmus ir šilt? šird?.

Creating the unity necessary to run an effective business or a family or a marriage requires great personal strength and courage.

In fact, our most difficult experiences become the crucibles that forge our character and develop the internal powers, the freedom to handle difficult circumstances in the future and to inspire others to do so as well.

Personal effectiveness is the foundation of interpersonal effectiveness. Private victory precedes public victory. Strength of character and independence form the foundation for authentic, effective interaction with others.

one can hurt you without your consent." In the words of Gandhi, "They cannot take away our self respect if we do not give it to them.

You can't have the fruits without the roots.

I was unable or unwilling to give patience or understanding, so I expected her to give things. In an attempt to compensate for my deficiency, I borrowed strength from my position and authority and forced her to do what I wanted her to do.

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, 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.

Yo soy la fuerza creativa de mi vida».

When you exercise your patience beyond your past limits, the emotional fiber is broken, nature overcompensates, and next time the fiber is stronger.

You cannot change the direction of the wind, but you can adjust your sails to always reach your destination." So it is that when disasters occur in our lives and we go within to discover our inner strength or to seek discernment, we have choices to continue in the same direction the storm of life has paved for us, or adjust our sail and get back on track to what we believe and know to be our path in life.

No one can hurt you without your consent.

we have inadvertently become so focused on our own building that we have forgotten the foundation that holds it up;

True independence of character empowers us to act rather than be acted upon. It frees us from our dependence on circumstances and other people and is a worthy, liberating goal.

involvement and approval, including the president. But the president did not feel threatened because this man's strength complemented his strength and compensated for his weaknesses. So he had the strength of two people, a complementary team. This man's success was not dependent on his circumstances. Many others were in the same situation. It was his chosen response to those circumstances, his focus on his Circle of Influence, that made the difference.

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, 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.

As we make and keep commitments, even small commitments, we begin to establish an inner integrity that gives us the awareness of self-control and the courage and strength to accept more of the responsibility for our own lives.

I have no special virtue to make me resent him. One must have strength in order to judge the weakness of others. I am not so mighty." This

If ordinary stone didn't have enough wisdom to change, there wouldn't be anything here for you to stand on.

When the spirit is not altogether slain, great loss teaches men and women to desire greatly, both for themselves and for others.

Love and beauty could not be preserved by panic or flight.

Mending is harder than breaking

One must have strength in order to judge the weakness of others. I am not so mighty.

Courage is for the lean. I am wiser.