Quotes About Strength

I observed the woman I had been up until then: weak but trying to give the impression of strength. Fearful of everything but telling herself it wasn't fear - it was the wisdom of someone who knew what reality was.

May your morning be a beautiful one, with the sun shining on your soldier's armour, for in the afternoon I will defeat you.

But as far as true goodness was concerned, that didn't exist - not in the land of cowardly men.

Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself.

Losing a battle or losing everything we thought we possessed will bring us moments of sadness, but when those moments pass, we will discover the hidden strength that exists in each of us, a strength that will surprise us and increase our self-respect.

We see the evil in others because we know the evil in ourselves. We never forgive those whou wound us because we believe that we would never be forgiven. We say the painful truth to others because we want to hide it from ourselves. We show our strength, so that no one can see our frailty. That is why, whenever you judge your brother, be aware that it is you who is in the dock.

Mi corazón tiene miedo de sufrir -dijo el muchacho al Alquimista, una noche en que miraban al cielo sin luna. -Explícale que el miedo a sufrir es peor que el propio sufrimiento.

If pain must come, may it come quickly. Because I have a life to live, and I need to live it in the best way possible (By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept)

Only those who fail to recognize that inner strength will say, I lost, and be sad.

He is not intimidated by silence, indifference, or rejection. He knows that behind the mask of ice that people wear, there beats a heart of fire.

my heart is afraid that it will have to suffer

And so, when we feel weak, all we have to do is wait a little. The spring returns, and the winter snows melt and fill us with new energy.

Cinta adalah kekuatan yang tak akan pernah ditundukkan. Kalau kita berusaha mengendalikannya, cinta akan menghancurkan kita. Kalau kita berusaha mengurungnya, cinta akan memperbudak kita. Kalau kita mencoba memahaminya, cinta akan meninggalkan kita dalam kebingungan.

Your personal devil tries three classical approaches : a threat, a promise, and an attack on your weak side.

When he thought to complain about the burden of it's weight, he remembered that, because he had the jacket, he had withstood the cold of the dawn

You drown not for falling into a river, but by staying submerge in it.

You're crying? I'm a woman of the desert, she said, averting her face. But above all, I'm a woman.

That is what marks out a warrior: the knowledge that willpower and courage are not the same thing. Courage can attract fear and adulation, but willpower requires patience and commitment.

So it was in life. In order for the more substantial pieces of wood to catch fire, the kindling must burn first. In order for us to liberate the energy of our strength, our weakness must first have a chance to reveal itself. In order for us to understand the powers we carry within us and the secrets that have already been revealed, it was first necessary to allow the surface expectations, fears, appearances – to be burned away.

You are better, do not worry - she said. - In fact, when we light up our inner light, the first things we see are the cobwebs and dust, our weak points. They were there all the time, only you saw nothing in the darkness. Now it will be easier to cleanse your soul.

Je ne veux plus avoir affaire à mes propres ténèbres, me suis-je promis à moi même, fermant définitivement la porte au nez de l'Autre. Une chute de troisième étage fait tout autant de dégâts qu'une chute du centième étage.

and he felt that, just as he had conquered this place, he could conquer the world.

Man needs what's worst in him in order to achieve what's best in him.

If I accept it, rather than fight against it, things might change. I've noticed that loneliness gets stronger when we try to face it down but gets weaker when we simply ignore it.