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Quotes About Strength

May my enemies tremble if they still have time! (Que mes ennemis soient tremblants - S'ils en ont encore le temps!)
~ Charles de Leusse
Nails can be varnished, But they also claw. (Ongles peuvent être vernis, - Mais ils griffent aussi.)
~ Charles de Leusse
The inside fight never does any dead. (Le combat intérieur Ne fait jamais de mort)
~ Charles de Leusse
The killer feels invulnerable. In this, he is vulnerable. (Le tueur se croit invulnérable. En cela, il est vulnérable)
~ Charles de Leusse
The most beautiful painting holds by a hard nail. (La plus belle peinture - Tient par un clou dur.)
~ Charles de Leusse
The river overflows, not the sun. (Déborde le fleuve, Pas le soleil)
~ Charles de Leusse
The V for victory has a shape of slingshot. (Le V de la victoire a une forme de lance-pierre.)
~ Charles de Leusse
Each particular society begins to feel its strength, whence arises a state of war between different nations.
~ Charles de Secondat
An empire founded by war has to maintain itself by war.
~ Charles de Secondat
The men, who learn endurance, are they who call the whole world, brother.
~ Charles Dickens
A long pull, and a strong pull, and a pull all together.
~ Charles Dickens
The seamen said it blew great guns.
~ Charles Dickens
There is something in sickness that breaks down the pride of manhood.
~ Charles Dickens
"Hard," replied the Dodger. "As nails," added Charley Bates.
~ Charles Dickens
We need never be ashamed of our tears.
~ Charles Dickens
I hope that real love and truth are stronger in the end than any evil or misfortune in the world.
~ Charles Dickens
There is prodigious strength in sorrow and despair.
~ Charles Dickens
A very little key will open a very heavy door.
~ Charles Dickens
Break their hearts my pride and hope, break their hearts and have no mercy.
~ Charles Dickens
REMEMBER HOW STRONG WE ARE IN OUR HAPPINESS, AND HOW WEAK HE IS IN IS MISERY!
~ Charles Dickens
One should never be ashamed to cry. Tears are rain on the dust of earth.
~ Charles Dickens
We must meet reverses boldly, and not suffer them to frighten us, my dear. We must learn to act the play out. We must live misfortune down, Trot!
~ Charles Dickens
But, tears were not the things to find their way to Mr. Bumble's soul; his heart was waterproof.
~ Charles Dickens
The persons on whom I have bestowed my dearest love lie deep in their graves; but, although the happiness and delight of my life lie buried there too, I have not made a coffin of my heart, and sealed it up for ever on my best affections. Deep affliction has only made them stronger; it ought, I think, for it should refine our nature.
~ Charles Dickens