Strength Quotes

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

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"The gap between what we know to be right and what we do reveals the weakness of human will."
Gunnar Myrdal
"The strength of a nation lies in the intelligence and character of its people."
Thorstein Veblen
"The human spirit cannot be broken by material deprivation."
Thorstein Veblen
"The ability to concentrate is the mark of a great mind."
Alfred Marshall
"The greatest strength lies in the ability to adapt."
Alfred Marshall
"The strength of a chain is its weakest link."
Alfred Marshall
"The strong survive not because they are virtuous, but because they are stronger."
Vilfredo Pareto
"The weak are punished for their weakness, not their sins."
Vilfredo Pareto
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"When workers have power, they demand dignity; when they lack it, they accept crumbs."
Joan Robinson
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"The margin of profit is the margin between survival and collapse for workers."
Joan Robinson
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"Capital mobility reduces worker power; this is economics, not sentiment."
Joan Robinson
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"The worker's bargaining power depends on alternatives; scarcity is their only leverage."
Joan Robinson
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"Collective bargaining corrects the power imbalance between isolated workers and organized capital."
Joan Robinson
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"Strength comes from overcoming obstacles."
Thomas Malthus
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"The weak are preserved by the strong."
Thomas Malthus
"The lion does not turn around when a small dog barks."
Vilfredo Pareto
"The greatest strength is in admitting your weakness and growing from it."
Vilfredo Pareto
"A sound mind and a sound currency are both products of discipline."
Irving Fisher
"The future belongs not to the strongest, but to those most capable of adaptation."
Joseph Schumpeter
"The greatest strength is the ability to appear weak while remaining powerful."
Joseph Schumpeter
"Strength is not the absence of weakness, but its purposeful transcendence."
Joseph Schumpeter
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"The strength of an economy lies not in its abstract models but in the well-being of its people."
Joan Robinson
"The strength of nations is measured not by armies, but by the ingenuity of their people."
Alfred Marshall
"Strength is not the ability to endure suffering, but the capacity to create meaning from it."
Alfred Marshall
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"The strength of an economic system lies not in its purity but in its ability to adapt."
Joan Robinson
"A man's character is his real capital."
Irving Fisher
"The strength of a nation's currency reflects the strength of its institutions."
Irving Fisher
"Strength comes from understanding the forces arrayed against you."
Irving Fisher
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"Prudence and restraint are the marks of a civilized people."
Thomas Malthus
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"The strength of a nation is measured by the virtue of its ordinary citizens."
Thomas Malthus