Quotes About Strength

Soul of fibre and heart of oak.

The guts carry the feet not the feet the guts.

The ease of my burdens, the staff of my life.

Miguel de Cervantes

He who loses wealth loses much he who loses a friend loses more but he that loses his courage loses all.

My heart is wax moulded as she pleases, but enduring as marble to retain.

The greatest height of heroism to which an individual can attain is to know how to face ridicule; better still, to know how to make oneself ridiculous and not to shrink from the ridicule.

Ella sería el báculo de todos los que la rodearan; pero si sus piernas flaquearan, si su cabeza no le mantuviese firme en su sendero, si su corazón empezaba a bambolear y enflaquecer, ¿quién la sostendría a ella?, ¿quién sería su báculo? [...]»

I will not resign from life; I must be dismissed.

My strength was that I am more balanced and calmer than most other riders.

Não ser pode ser fraco com os fracos, não se pode prescindir de exercer tudo o que nos cabe de autoridade, seja natural ou apenas "ex officio".

Não acredito em Alá mas senti, já muitas vezes, a força da sua crença nas sombras do palmar de Tamanrasset, no som a dágua correndo, como se fosse um milagre, no oásis de Targhit ou nos azulejos verdes do Alhambra.

vencereís pero no convencereís

Cel mai mare sprijin trebuie sa-l asteptam de la Dumnezeu.

The flow experience, like everything else, is not "good" in an absolute sense. It is good only in that it has the potential to make life more rich, intense, and meaningful; it is good because it increases the strength and complexity of the self.

Such individuals lead vigorous lives, are open to a variety of experiences, keep on learning until the day they die, and have strong ties and commitments to other people and to the environment in which they live. They enjoy whatever they do, even if tedious or difficult; they are hardly ever bored, and they can take in stride anything that comes their way. Perhaps their greatest strength is that they are in control of their lives.

The gods of the Greeks were like helpless children compared to humankind today and the powers we now wield.

When adversity threatens to paralyze us, we need to reassert control by finding a new direction in which to invest psychic energy, a direction that lies outside the reach of external forces.

In many ways, competition is a quick way of developing complexity: "He who wrestles with us," wrote Edmund Burke, "strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.

Why are some people weakened by stress, while others gain strength from it? Basically the answer is simple: those who know how to transform a hopeless situation into a new flow activity that can be controlled will be able to enjoy themselves, and emerge stronger from the ordeal.

Altius, citius, fortius—is

many leisure activities—especially those involving the passive consumption of mass media—are not designed to make us happy and strong. Their purpose is to make money for someone else.

The ability to take misfortune and make something good come of it is a very rare gift. Those who possess it are called "survivors," and are said to have "resilience," or "courage.

Those who know how to transform a hopeless situation into a new flow activity that can be controlled will be able to enjoy themselves, and emerge stronger from the ordeal.