Strength Quotes

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

31459 quotes

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"Life persists not through dominance but through infinite adaptation."
Georges Cuvier
"The strongest iron can be broken by persistent effort."
Robert Hooke
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"The strength of a system lies not in its complexity, but in its clarity."
Carolus Linnaeus
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"The strength of conviction comes from repeated observation of nature's truths."
Carolus Linnaeus
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"The capacity for taking trouble is a talent in itself."
Thomas Henry Huxley
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"The heart is the sovereign of the body."
William Harvey
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"The heart drives all life forward."
William Harvey
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"The heart is the seat of all human power."
William Harvey
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"The insect teaches us that life is struggle, yet struggle is life's greatest glory."
Jan Swammerdam
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"I am not ashamed of my intellect."
Hypatia of Alexandria
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"I have never felt oppressed because of my gender, only by the oppression of others' ignorance."
Hypatia of Alexandria
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"A educated woman is a threat only to the ignorant."
Hypatia of Alexandria
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"An educated mind is an independent mind."
Hypatia of Alexandria
"Strength comes not from force but from understanding."
Sophie Germain
"The greatest strength is intellectual honesty."
Sophie Germain
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"The smallest structures support the grandest lives."
Marcello Malpighi
"The mind must be disciplined like a muscle to strengthen its vision."
Robert Hooke
"The strength to persevere comes from love of the pursuit itself."
Robert Hooke
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"The strength to continue comes from within."
Emmy Noether
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"The strength of mathematics lies in its universality."
Emmy Noether
"My greatest strength lies in my refusal to accept defeat."
Sophie Germain
"The strength of my convictions has sustained me through many trials."
Sophie Germain
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"To change one's mind based on evidence is not weakness, but strength."
William Harvey
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"In observation lies both humility and power."
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
"The strength of conviction grows from tested evidence."
Robert Hooke
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"I am surrounded by priests who threaten me; I am afraid of no one."
Hypatia of Alexandria
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"Strength of character is cultivated through adversity."
Hypatia of Alexandria
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"In defending my findings, I learned that proof is louder than authority."
Marcello Malpighi
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"In every tissue lies a story of how life maintains itself against entropy."
Marcello Malpighi
"The strength of intellect lies not in what is known, but in the capacity to learn."
Sophie Germain