Quotes About Strength

As a group, United States Marines were world-class profanity users,

Despite the severest deprivation in early childhood, these people are neither living a greedy, me-first style of life, nor are they seeking gain at the expense of others. None express the idea that the world owes them a living for all they have suffered. On the contrary, most of their lives are marked by a compassion for others" (p. 233).

I'm not afraid of anything and I will not fight.

Personal power is the ability to stand on your two feet with a wide smile amid a plethora of universal circumstances that are ready to crush you or devour you.

A free American girl can accommodate herself to circumstances without the aid of a man." -Nellie Bly

Fling but a stone, the giant dies.

Here is bread, which strengthens man's heart, and therefore called the staff of life.

Weapons formed against God's Israel cannot prosper long, and shall be broken at last.

Strong faith is often exercised with strong trials and put upon hard services.

when God pleads his people's cause he can deal with giants as with grasshoppers. No

When sufferings begin to abound, consolations are given in more abundantly, 2 Cor. 1:5.

We cannot be built up in Christ, unless we be first rooted in him.

God can bring his people through the greatest difficulties, and force a way where he does not find it.

God proportions his people's trials to their strength, and will not suffer them to be tempted above what they are able, 1 Cor. 10:13.

Those that sincerely design and endeavour to do their duty may in faith beg of God direction and strength for the doing of it.

Tears of tenderness and affection are no disparagement at all, even to great and wise men.

The most quieting considerations under affliction are those that are fetched from the word of God.

You are not what happened to you.

sacraments. I pray to gather density to survive and

The reason is that for so many years he has been developing a deep reserve of internal calm, so deep that the external unrest cannot disturb it. Interior calm gives birth to calm action.

And so it will be with your life. There will be tough times—there are for everyone. There will be times of fear and trembling. There will be times of discouragement and disillusionment. Have courage, smile, keep your chin up, laugh often, be kind to yourself, stay focused, be gracious and appreciative, think happy thoughts, and carry on regardless.

Can something that has been broken be put back together in a way that makes it more beautiful than ever before?

Freedom is not the ability to do whatever you want. Freedom is the strength of character to do what is good, true, noble, and right. Freedom is the ability to choose and celebrate the-best-version-of-yourself in every moment. Freedom without discipline is impossible.

The secret is to stretch yourself, but not so much that you break.