Strength Quotes

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

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"The world breaks us, but in that breaking we discover ourselves."
William Carlos Williams
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"Strength lies in the acknowledgment of one's own fragility."
Hart Crane
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"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places."
Amy Lowell
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"Strength is born from struggle."
Amy Lowell
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"Strength comes from facing our weaknesses."
Amy Lowell
"Strength lies not in resistance but in the flexible adaptation to changing circumstances."
Wallace Stevens
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"Strength lies in vulnerability, in the willingness to be honest."
Hilda Doolittle
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"Strength is not the absence of doubt, but action despite it."
Hilda Doolittle
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"The strength of a nation lies in its women."
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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"Strength is not the absence of fear but action despite it."
Mary Wilkins Freeman
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"Strength grows through trials overcome."
Mary Wilkins Freeman
"The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places."
Fannie Hurst
"The only real limitation is the one in your mind."
Fannie Hurst
"A woman who knows her worth does not need to raise her voice."
Fannie Hurst
"A woman's strength is not in her fists but in her resolve."
Fannie Hurst
"Self-respect is a discipline; a habit of mind that can be developed."
Marianne Moore
"Strength is knowing when to bend, not merely when to stand firm."
Marianne Moore
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"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places."
Edna St. Vincent Millay
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"Strength does not come from what you can do; it comes from overcoming what you thought you couldn't."
Edna St. Vincent Millay
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"True strength lies in the courage to stand for what is right."
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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"Strength is not the absence of vulnerability, but its honest acknowledgment."
Amy Lowell
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"Strength is not loudness; it is the quiet confidence of knowing oneself."
Amy Lowell
"A woman's true strength lies not in her beauty, but in her convictions."
Fannie Hurst
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"A man with a strong will can accomplish almost anything."
O. Henry
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"A gentleman is one who never strikes a woman without provocation."
O. Henry
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"I don't think I should sacrifice myself for any one."
Kate Chopin
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"True strength is found not in fighting against one's nature, but in accepting it."
Kate Chopin
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"The greatest battles are often fought within ourselves."
Kate Chopin
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"Inner strength emerges from facing our deepest fears."
Kate Chopin
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"A New England woman's strength lies not in her voice, but in her unwavering convictions."
Mary Wilkins Freeman