Strength Quotes

Not just muscle and might, but the inner resolve that carries people through impossible situations.

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"No thief can steal your virtue; only you can give it away."
Epictetus
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"When the root is deep, there is no reason to fear the wind."
Mencius
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"The gentle soul is the strongest soul."
Mencius
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"A man of courage is also a man of sinew and muscle."
Cicero
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"The conquest of self is greater than victory in a thousand battles."
Cicero
"You have power over your mind—not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength."
Marcus Aurelius
"A blazing fire makes flame and brightness out of everything that is thrown into it."
Marcus Aurelius
"You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you."
Marcus Aurelius
"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong at the broken places."
Marcus Aurelius
"Look within. Within is the source of strength which will never fail you."
Marcus Aurelius
"Dig deep within yourself, for there is a spring of goodness ever ready to flow if you will keep digging."
Marcus Aurelius
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"The soft overcomes the hard; the weak overcomes the strong."
Zhuangzi
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"The rigid tree breaks in the wind; the supple tree bends and endures."
Zhuangzi
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"A man without desire has achieved his greatest strength."
Zhuangzi
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"Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body."
Seneca
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"A man may be conquered and yet be a conqueror still."
Seneca
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"Few people have the strength to endure continuous prosperity without deterioration of character."
Seneca
"The softest thing in the world overcomes the hardest."
Laozi
"Knowing how to yield is strength."
Laozi
"A man with wisdom is strong; a man with strength is mighty; a man with mightiness yields to others."
Laozi
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"In life's difficulties, you will discover your true strength."
Epictetus
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"Lameness is an impediment to the legs, but not to the will."
Epictetus
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"What would have become of Hercules if there had been no lion, hydra, or stag?"
Epictetus
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"The person who conquers themself is greater than one who conquers a city."
Epictetus
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"You possess within you a strength that increases with every challenge you overcome."
Epictetus
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"Stand firm in your principles, for they are all you truly own."
Epictetus
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"True strength lies not in muscles but in moral character."
Mencius
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"The greatest victory is the conquest of oneself."
Mencius
"Strength lies in differences, not in similarities"
Thales of Miletus
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us"
Thales of Miletus