Strength Quotes

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

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"In proportion as the mind is stronger, it can better bridle the affects."
Baruch Spinoza
B
"A powerful body and mind are not the privilege of the few but the birthright of all."
Baruch Spinoza
B
"The foundation of virtue is the endeavor to preserve one's own being."
Baruch Spinoza
B
"The mind's greatest strength lies in its capacity to form adequate ideas of all things."
Baruch Spinoza
A
"Resentment seems to have been given us by nature for defence, and for defence only."
Adam Smith
A
"Among those virtues which contribute to the happiness of the individual, magnanimity is not the least."
Adam Smith
A
"Adversity may strengthen the mind, but prosperity weakens it, unless the mind is constantly guarded against such weakness."
Adam Smith
T
"The weakest man is he who knows not that he is weak."
Thomas Hobbes
T
"The principal use of strength is in the preservation of peace."
Thomas Hobbes
J
"The true conquest is that of the human spirit."
José de San Martín
J
"A man of principle is worth more than an army."
José de San Martín
J
"The strength of conviction cannot be broken."
José de San Martín
B
"La dignidad humana no se negocia."
Benito Juárez
B
"Un hombre justo es más fuerte que mil tiranos."
Benito Juárez
B
"La paciencia es la virtud de los fuertes."
Benito Juárez
B
"La dignidad humana no tiene precio."
Benito Juárez
J
"Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues."
John Locke
D
"The weakness of human nature is the source of all virtues."
David Hume
T
"The strength of a nation lies not in its armies, but in the resolve of its people."
Toussaint L'Ouverture
T
"I have learned that true strength comes from conviction, not from weapons alone."
Toussaint L'Ouverture
T
"A nation's greatest strength is the willingness of its people to defend their freedom."
Toussaint L'Ouverture
J
"El hombre que vence sus propios miedos es más fuerte que quien vence enemigos."
José de San Martín
J
"El enemigo del hombre es su propia debilidad moral."
José de San Martín
J
"La paciencia en la adversidad es signo de verdadera fortaleza."
José de San Martín
T
"A man may be proud of a great achievement but not of his inherent nature."
Thomas Hobbes
B
"Human nature is composed of a great number of parts of diverse nature."
Baruch Spinoza
B
"Self-preservation is the first and only foundation of virtue."
Baruch Spinoza
B
"To deny the passions is to deny our nature; to control them is to perfect ourselves."
Baruch Spinoza
B
"The weak are enslaved by their passions; the strong are empowered by reason."
Baruch Spinoza
B
"The strength of a nation lies in the virtue of its citizens."
Benito Juárez