Strength Quotes
Not just muscle and might, but the inner resolve that carries people through impossible situations.
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"In adversity, character is revealed."Livy
"The strength of mountains comes from their roots."Livy
"Strength does not come from winning."Suetonius
"It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves."Suetonius
"He who restrains the brutality of age will die neither poor nor powerless."Horace
"He who fears no hardship is hardened against it."Horace
"The greatest of all powers is the power over oneself."Horace
"True strength lies not in the sword but in the steadfastness of character."Pliny the Younger
"The man who conquers himself is greater than one who conquers cities."Pliny the Younger
"Strength lies not in the sword but in the steadiness of purpose."Tacitus
"Strength is not the absence of tears, but the will to continue."Tacitus
"In moments of crisis, character reveals itself more clearly than in times of ease."Ammianus Marcellinus
"The strength of an empire lies not in its armies alone, but in its institutions."Ammianus Marcellinus
"The greatest strength of Rome lay in its capacity to adapt and endure."Ammianus Marcellinus
"Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body."Pliny the Elder
"The greatest conquest is the conquest of the self."Pliny the Elder
"The strength of a chain is measured by its weakest link, and society by its poorest member."Pliny the Elder
"Every moment of resistance to temptation is a victory."Cato the Younger
"True strength lies in submission which is the opposite of what the world teaches."Cato the Younger
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."Cato the Younger
"Strength comes from overcoming adversity."Livy
"Strength is not the absence of weakness but the mastery of it."Livy
"To conquer oneself is a greater victory than to conquer a thousand men in battle"Cato the Elder
"The strength of a nation lies in the character of its people"Cato the Elder
"In unity there is strength"Cato the Elder
"To refrain from sin when one can sin is true strength."Horace
"He conquers who conquers himself."Horace
"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places."Horace
"The greatest battles are fought within the human heart."Horace
"The most powerful weapon is the human spirit."Horace