Strength Quotes

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

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"Strength of character comes from intellectual honesty."
Ayer, Alfred Jules
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"Strength includes the ability to acknowledge weakness."
Ayer, Alfred Jules
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"The strong are those who can admit their mistakes and learn from them."
Popper, Karl
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"Misery and suffering have always been with us, but so has the human will to overcome them."
Popper, Karl
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"Strength lies in acceptance of limitation."
Heidegger, Martin
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"A man who always gives way to others will end up with a will of his own which nobody cares about."
Wittgenstein, Ludwig
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"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."
Wittgenstein, Ludwig
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"Strength is knowing when to yield."
Popper, Karl
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"A person is born not with a capacity to remember, but with a capacity to do."
Dewey, John
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"The individual becomes capable of acting on its environment through the development of understanding."
Dewey, John
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"The greatest strength of reason is its willingness to question its own foundations."
Carnap, Rudolf
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"We must have the strength to think independently and the humility to submit to evidence."
Carnap, Rudolf
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"The human body is the best picture of the human soul."
Wittgenstein, Ludwig
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"The strength of all nations lies in their virtue."
Peirce, Charles Sanders
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"A great man is made great by the abundance of his natural gifts and the force of his individual will."
James, William
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"Struggle is the only thing which keeps society alive."
Spencer, Herbert
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"The strength of a nation lies in the character of its people."
Spencer, Herbert
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"Strength is measured not by force but by the ability to maintain integrity under pressure."
Dilthey, Wilhelm
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"The strength of convictions is tested not in their proclamation but in their lived expression."
Dilthey, Wilhelm
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"Survival of the fittest applies to nations as well as to species."
Spencer, Herbert
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"The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues."
Spencer, Herbert
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"Strength comes from overcoming weakness."
Spencer, Herbert
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"The greatest of all powers is the power to face suffering without being overcome by it."
James, William
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"Character can be built through action."
Peirce, Charles Sanders
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"Self-control is the foundation of all strength."
Peirce, Charles Sanders
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"Every person possesses infinite potential for growth."
Comte, Auguste
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"The human spirit is capable of transcending all limitations."
Comte, Auguste
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"Every person has within them the seeds of greatness."
Comte, Auguste
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"The strength of humanity lies in its diversity and unity."
Comte, Auguste
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"The evolutionary process is one of constant struggle."
Spencer, Herbert