Strength Quotes

"The experiences of camp life show that man does not disintegrate under stress of absolute hopelessness."

"The oak fights the wind and is broken, the willow bends when it must and survives."

"The mind is capable of terrible things."

"Man's capacity to endure pain is remarkably great, provided it has meaning."

"Dependency is not something to be ashamed of."

"I can think. I can wait. I can fast."

"When a man finds that it is his destiny to suffer, he will have to accept suffering as his task."

"The experiences of camp life show that man does not disintegrate under stress nearly as much under physical deprivation as under psychological and spiritual decadence."

"I'm like the desert. I wait. I accept the caravans, I accept the lions."

"I can think. I can wait. I can fast."

"Break the chains of your thought, and you break the chains of your body, too"

"Fundamentally, therefore, any man can, even under the most difficult circumstances, decide what shall become of him—mentally and spiritually."

"Your eyes show the strength of your soul"

"I can think. I can wait. I can fast."

"Your eyes show the strength of your soul"

"I can think. I can wait. I can fast."

"You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you."

"You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this and you will find strength."

"Ponder for a moment: Is any of your burdens truly intolerable?"

"To live is to suffer, but in suffering we find our strength."

"I can think. I can wait. I can fast."

"The world is always watching. It alerts predators when something is wounded"

"Your eyes show the strength of your soul"

"Dig deep within yourself, for there is a fountain of goodness ever ready to flow if you will keep digging."

"Nothing happens to anybody which he is not fitted by nature to bear."

"No one can rob us of our last human freedom—to choose our attitude toward any circumstance."

"Even in a concentration camp, one's last inner freedom cannot be taken away."

"I can think. I can wait. I can fast."

"But let there be no scales to weigh your unknown treasure; and seek not the value of your worth by denying it in others."

"The strongest of you must sometimes weep to know that you are human."