Strength Quotes

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

31459 quotes

P
"The greatest strength is the strength of the spirit."
Porphyry
S
"The strength of a people lies in their unity."
Strabo
S
"Strength comes not from force, but from purpose."
Strabo
P
"Strength is not shown in muscle, but in character."
Petronius
P
"Strength is in unity."
Petronius
"Strength is found not in muscles but in the clarity of one's convictions."
Diogenes Laƫrtius
D
"He who allows himself to be insulted is partly responsible for the insult."
Desiderius Erasmus
D
"Nothing so much determines a man's spiritual strength as the integrity of his personal convictions."
Desiderius Erasmus
P
"Humble thyself, for pride is the first step toward downfall."
Plutarch
P
"Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong."
Plutarch
P
"The noblest spirit is the one that feels none of its wounds."
Plutarch
P
"Strength of mind rests in sobriety."
Plutarch
M
"The greatest poverty is to be poor in spirit."
Michel de Montaigne
M
"The greatest victories are often won in the quietest moments of the mind."
Michel de Montaigne
M
"The glory of a man is in his mind, not in his possessions."
Michel de Montaigne
H
"Let our minds be as disciplined as a geometric proof and as expansive as the heavens."
Hypatia
H
"The path of reason may be difficult, but it is the only path worthy of our highest nature."
Hypatia
P
"Those who cannot govern their passions are slaves to their own nature."
Porphyry
P
"The passions are like wild horses; reason must learn to guide them skillfully."
Porphyry
P
"True strength lies in admitting our weakness."
Petronius
P
"Strength is knowing when to stand and when to yield."
Petronius
A
"In success be modest; in adversity be brave."
Apuleius
A
"Strength does not come from what you can do; it comes from overcoming what you once thought you couldn't."
Apuleius
"True strength lies not in dominance over others, but in mastery of oneself."
Diogenes Laƫrtius
J
"The mind is stronger than the body."
Juvenal
J
"The greatest strength is shown in gentleness."
Juvenal
J
"What lies behind us and before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."
Juvenal
P
"Those who aim at great deeds must also suffer greatly."
Plutarch
P
"The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity."
Plutarch
H
"True strength lies not in the body, but in the clarity of the mind."
Hypatia