Quotes About Strength

And so I say to you and to others around the world, whether they wish us well or ill - do not underestimate us Americans. We lack neither strength nor wisdom.

I doubt if a charging elephant, or a rhino, is as determined or hard to check as a socially ambitious mother.

When you know who you are and what you stand for, you stand in wisdom.

To keep the body in good health is a duty, for otherwise we shall not be able to trim the lamp of wisdom, and keep our mind strong and clear.

There is nothing good that does not meet with opposition, and it should not be valued any less because it encounters objections.

Morality is the weakness of the mind.

Lord, give me the wisdom to know what's right and the courage to do what's right-even when it's hard.

Untroubled, scornful, outrageous - that is how wisdom wants us to be: she is a woman and never loves anyone but a warrior.

A great rock is not disturbed by the wind; the mind of a wise man is not disturbed by either honor or abuse.

Freedom is when you really get your own powers which are within you.

A child's hand in yours - what tenderness and power it arouses. You are instantly the very touchstone of wisdom and strength.

I think I unknowingly seek people who are better than me in the sense of strength and wisdom. It's like I've got to know and trust that you have the answers and that you can carry me if needed.

Prayer girds human weakness with divine strength, turns human folly into heavenly wisdom, and gives to troubled mortals the peace of God. We know not what prayer can do.

The greater the spirit, the more one is alone.

Courage is more important than to be deceived by shallow victory waiting for a delayed defeat.

Recognizing power in another does not diminish your own.

Wisdom we know is the knowledge of good and evil - not the strength to choose between the two.

The great wisdom of life is that we can be masters of the things that try to enslave us.

What is strength without a double share of wisdom?

Belief in ourself is like a muscle - it is strengthened by constant and careful use.

None of us can come to the highest maturity without enduring the summer heat of trials.

It is courage the world needs, not infallibility...courage is always the surest wisdom.

The tigers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction.

Peace is a fragile thing. It takes courage to secure it. It takes wisdom to maintain it.