Quotes About Strength

The potency of prayer hath subdued the strength of fire; it hath bridled the rage of lions, hushed anarchy to rest, extinguished wars, appeased the elements, expelled demons, burst the chains of death, expanded the gates of heaven, assuaged diseases, repelled frauds, rescued cities from destruction, stayed the sun in its course, and arrested the progress of the thunderbolt.

Courage is not afraid to weep, and she is not afraid to pray, even when she is not sure who she is praying to.

O God, if in the day of battle I forget Thee, do not Thou forget me.

Give us the strength to encounter that which is to come, that we may be brave in peril, constant in tribulation, temperate in wrath, and in all changes of fortune, and down to the gates of death, loyal and loving one to anther.

Pride and weakness are Siamese twins.

I know not whether laws be right, Or whether laws be wrong; All that we know who lie in gaol Is that the wall is strong; And that each day is like a year, A year whose days are long.

The block of granite, which was an obstacle in the path of the weak, becomes a stepping stone in the path of the strong.

What is difficulty? Only a word indicating the degree of strength requisite for accomplishing particular objects; a mere notice of the necessity for exertion ... a mere stimulus to men.

If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down, these women together ought to be able to turn it right side up again.

It requires a strong constitution to withstand repeated attacks of prosperity.

Nothing endures but personal qualities.

In uplifting, get underneath.

A thick skin is a gift from God.

The chief pang of most trials is not so much the actual suffering itself as our own spirit of resistance to it.

Human reason needs only to will more strongly than fate, and she is fate.

Reason can in general do more than blind force.

Repentance is but want of power to sin.

I suppose you've heard all those wicked stories about me. Well, I've lived my life as it came and I've done bloody marvels with a bad hand.

He that can take rest is greater than he that can take cities.

I survived. (J'ai vecu.)

Let them know a real man, who lives as he was meant to live.

As you go along your road in life, you will, if you aim high enough, also meet resistance ... but no matter how tough the opposition may seem, have courage still-and persevere.

I believe there's an inner power that makes winners or losers. And the winners are the ones who really listen to the truth of their hearts.

No matter how ill we may be, nor how low we may have fallen, we should not change identity with any other person.