Strength Quotes

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

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"A man who conquers his passions is mightier than one who conquers cities."
Xenophon
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"The greatest victory is won over oneself."
Aesop
A
"The wounded lion is the most dangerous."
Aesop
T
"Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men the most."
Thucydides
T
"It is not the strength of the body that matters, but the strength of character."
Thucydides
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"A strong spirit housed in a weak body may still achieve great things through will alone."
Galen
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"The most hateful grief is to recognize that one alone is helpless."
Herodotus
H
"To master others is strength; to master oneself is true power."
Herodotus
H
"Every human carries within them the power to heal themselves."
Hippocrates
H
"Strength is not measured by dominance but by the ability to endure and adapt."
Hippocrates
P
"Behold the man who stands unmoved when fortune turns her wheel."
Pindar
P
"Even the mighty oak tree bends before the wind's invisible force."
Pindar
P
"Strength is not the absence of struggle, but the will to continue despite it."
Pindar
P
"The person who masters their emotions masters the world around them."
Pindar
P
"The strength of mountains endures; the strength of humans lies in their hearts."
Pindar
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"The horse respects the rider who combines firmness with fairness."
Xenophon
X
"He who masters his appetites masters half the world."
Xenophon
X
"In the face of adversity, the true measure of a man is revealed."
Xenophon
X
"A man who has conquered his own nature has conquered all adversaries."
Xenophon
A
"A well-built ship is a glorious sight to behold, but a wrecked ship is a sad reminder of human weakness."
Aesop
A
"There is a lion in every human heart; let it sleep in peace."
Aesop
T
"The nature of the case first inflicts the blow of disaster on a man; it is then that his character determines how he shall behave."
Thucydides
T
"Adversity reveals character; prosperity hides it."
Thucydides
T
"The greatest security is the security that comes from within."
Thucydides
T
"The greatest enemy is not the one without, but the one within."
Thucydides
H
"The lion will not concern himself with the opinion of sheep."
Herodotus
H
"A little body often harbors a great soul."
Herodotus
S
"The greatest battle is the one waged within one's own heart."
Sappho
S
"A woman's strength is measured not by what she can carry, but by what she can release."
Sappho
S
"To be a woman is to know both the power and the cost of love."
Sappho