Quotes About Strength

Great-hearted Stentor with brazen voice, who could shout as loud as fifty other men.

There is a strength in the union even of very sorry men.

Smiling through tears.

But he, mighty man, lay mightily in the whirl of dust, forgetful of his horsemanship.

At last is Hector stretch'd upon the plain,Who fear'd no vengeance for Patroclus slainThen, Prince You should have fear'd, what now you feelAchilles absent was Achilles stillYet a short space the great avenger stayed,Then low in dust thy strength and glory laid.

Not vain the weakest, if their force unite.

Of all creatures that breathe and move upon the earth, nothing is bred that is weaker than man.

Be strong, saith my heart; I am a soldier; I have seen worse sights than this.

Nothing feebler than a man does the earth raise up, of all the things which breathe and move on the earth, for he believes that he will never suffer evil in the future, as long as the gods give him success and he flourishes in his strength; but when the blessed gods bring sorrows too to pass, even these he bears, against his will, with steadfast spirit, for the thoughts of earthly men are like the day which the father of gods and men brings upon them.

Of all things that breathe and move upon the earth, nothing is bred that is weaker than man. Taken from the Odyssey.

Power does not consist in striking with force or with frequency, but in striking true.

All human power is a compound of time and patience.

Love in the abstract is not enough for a great man in poverty; he has need of its utmost devotion... She who is really a wife, one in heart, flesh, and bone, must follow wherever he leads, in whom her life, her strength, her pride, and happiness are centered.

We cannot confront solitude without moral resources.

Small natures require despotism to exercise their sinews, as great souls thirst for equality to give play to their heart.

I shatter every obstacle.

Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true.

Women themselves are so happy, and so beautiful, when they're strong, that they naturally choose powerful men, even if that power's so enermous there's a real risk it could shatter them.

Women always persuade men they have made into sheep that they are lions with a will of iron.

Suferin?a sfin?e?te totul.

Le sentiment que l'homme supporte le plus difficilement est la pitié, surtout quand il la mérite. La haine est un tonique, elle fait vivre, elle inspire la vengeance; mais la pitié tue, elle affaiblit encore notre faiblesse.

The region is a desert of stones, a solitude with a character of its own, an arid spot, which could only be inhabited by beings who had either attained to absolute nullity, or were gifted with some abnormal strength of soul.

Basta a un joven encontrar una mujer que no le ama o que le quiere demasiado para que su vida quede desordenada. La felicidad engulle nuestras fuerzas como el infortunio mata nuestras virtudes.

Unele fiin?e sunt ca ni?te zerouri, le trebuie o cifr? înainte, ?i numai atunci nimicnicia lor dobânde?te o valoare neb?nuit?. Eu nu pot dobândi valoare decât printr-o alian?? cu o voin?? puternic?, neînduplecat?.