Strength Quotes

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

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"The greatest deeds are not always the loudest ones."
Victor Hugo
"Strength is not the absence of doubt, but action despite it."
Gustave Flaubert
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"Strength is not the absence of fear, but the will to act despite it."
Alexandre Dumas
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"In the face of adversity, character is either forged or broken."
Alexandre Dumas
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"Strength is not measured by muscle but by the resolve of the spirit."
Alexandre Dumas
"Man! I shall not be tempted to set myself in opposition to thee."
Mary Shelley
"True strength lies not in anger but in composure."
Mary Shelley
"The human spirit is resilient beyond measure."
Mary Shelley
"Strength is measured not by force but by resilience."
Émile Zola
"Strength lies in vulnerability acknowledged."
Émile Zola
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"There is an electric fire in human nature tending to purify"
John Keats
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"Sorrow is the supreme passion of mankind"
John Keats
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"It takes a great deal to produce ennui in me."
Charles Dickens
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"I would like to see any power of the world destroy this race, supple, tenacious, impassioned people."
Charles Dickens
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"Strength is not measured in muscle but in the ability to endure suffering."
Honoré de Balzac
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"A strong man is one who has learned from his weakness."
Honoré de Balzac
"The human soul is mighty, nothing can subdue it."
William Wordsworth
"Strength is not of the body alone."
William Wordsworth
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"There is something in the human spirit which will survive and prevail."
Victor Hugo
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"Strength is the power that overcomes obstacles."
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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"Strength comes from adversity."
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
"I am not evil; I am only unfortunate."
Mary Shelley
"A creature in my position must be strong."
Mary Shelley
"Our scars are proof that we have lived."
Mary Shelley
"True strength lies in acknowledging our weakness."
Mary Shelley
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"Life is a storm that will test you unceasingly; accept this and become strong."
Alexandre Dumas
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"The measure of a person is not what they achieve, but what they overcome."
Alexandre Dumas
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"The human spirit is capable of enduring what seems impossible."
Alexandre Dumas
"You can calculate the worth of a man by the number of his enemies."
Gustave Flaubert
"The human heart is like Indian rubber; a little swelling, but it soon returns to its original dimensions."
Gustave Flaubert