Strength Quotes

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

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"Strength is tested by adversity."
James Fenimore Cooper
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"The curse of the Lincolns was that they never could stick to a single course of action."
Sinclair Lewis
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"Strength is not found in the absence of fear, but in moving forward despite it."
Sinclair Lewis
"I am not afraid to stand alone, if I believe I am right."
Louisa May Alcott
"The greatest strength lies in acknowledging our weaknesses."
Louisa May Alcott
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"The greatest strength lies not in never falling, but in rising each time we fall."
Washington Irving
"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places."
Willa Cather
"Strength lies not in resistance but in knowing when to yield."
Theodore Dreiser
"Strength is displayed not in the exercise of force, but in its restraint."
James Fenimore Cooper
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"Some people think that to be strong is to never feel pain. In truth, it is the ability to carry on despite it."
Edith Wharton
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"Strength is revealed not in victory but in how we face defeat."
Edith Wharton
"The measure of greatness in any nation is the measure of its compassion."
Harriet Beecher Stowe
"The moment in which a woman says 'no' is the moment in which she claims her power."
Harriet Beecher Stowe
"I believe that every woman has within her a strength that can move mountains."
Harriet Beecher Stowe
"I am not afraid of anything with all this to protect me."
Louisa May Alcott
"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places."
Louisa May Alcott
"Strength is not the absence of fear but action in spite of it."
Louisa May Alcott
"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places."
Willa Cather
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"I have nothing to do with your sort, and I want no row with you."
Edgar Allan Poe
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"Feeble souls are only susceptible to influence by very strong external forces."
Edgar Allan Poe
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"Each man makes his own stature, builds himself."
Edgar Allan Poe
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"The strength of a person is measured not by their muscles but by their resolve."
Washington Irving
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"A strong character is forged through trials and tempered by wisdom."
Washington Irving
"Never lose sight of the power within your own spirit to transform circumstances."
Harriet Beecher Stowe
"True strength lies not in hardness but in the ability to feel deeply."
Harriet Beecher Stowe
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Strength is measured not by the force one can exert, but by the burdens one can bear."
James Fenimore Cooper
"Strength lies in acknowledging our weaknesses and working to overcome them."
James Fenimore Cooper
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"True strength lies in the ability to feel deeply and endure longer."
Edgar Allan Poe
"The only thing worth while about any person is their soul."
Willa Cather