Strength Quotes

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

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"The weak of body may be the strong of spirit and intellect."
Giovanni Vico
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"The world breaks everyone, and afterward many are strong at the broken places."
Johann Goethe
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"The mind is willing, but the flesh is weak."
Johann Goethe
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"The strength of a nation lies in the character of its people."
Johann Herder
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"Strength is not the absence of weakness but its mastery."
Johann Herder
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"The strength of a nation lies in the virtue of its people."
Catharine Macaulay
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"Strength of character is worth more than physical strength."
Catharine Macaulay
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"The capability of noble souls is almost limitless."
Friedrich Schiller
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"Behind a delicate countenance is often hidden an invincible heart."
Friedrich Schiller
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"Do not mistake me for a moment of weakness."
Friedrich Schiller
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"Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong."
Friedrich Schiller
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"Strength alone is not enough; wisdom must guide it."
Hugo Grotius
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"The mind is the true measure of strength."
Hugo Grotius
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"Strength resides in compassion."
Hugo Grotius
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"True strength lies not in force, but in the clarity of reason."
Christian Wolff
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"In unity there is strength"
Jean Bodin
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"The greatest strength lies in admitting one's weakness"
Jean Bodin
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"Strength without compassion becomes brutality"
Jean Bodin
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"The strength of the mind is equal to the strength of the body."
Hugo Grotius
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"The strength of a man is tested in moments of adversity."
Hugo Grotius
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"The greatest strength lies in gentleness."
Hugo Grotius
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"The capacity for wonder is humanity's greatest strength."
Johann Herder
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"Strength is not the absence of struggle but the capacity to endure it."
Johann Herder
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"The strength of character is proven not in triumph but in adversity."
Johann Herder
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"The greatest strength is the ability to admit weakness and learn from it."
Catharine Macaulay
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"The richest goods lie in the depths of our own hearts."
Friedrich Schiller
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"The strongest fortresses are built not with stone, but with the determination of those within."
Friedrich Schiller
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"The person of true strength needs no weapon but integrity."
Friedrich Schiller
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"In the conflict between passion and reason, the latter must always prevail."
Christian Wolff
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"True strength lies in the unwavering commitment to rational principles."
Christian Wolff