Strength Quotes

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

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"A person is most noble when they believe in the infinite."
Kierkegaard, Søren
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"The strength of a person's spirit is measured by their willingness to embrace ambiguity."
Kierkegaard, Søren
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"In the estimation of the world, self-esteem is the first necessity."
Bentham, Jeremy
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"The measure of a man's character is not what he does in times of prosperity, but what he does in times of adversity."
Bentham, Jeremy
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"The only antidote to mental suffering is physical pain"
Marx, Karl
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"The strength of society lies in coordinating individual talents toward collective flourishing."
Comte, Auguste
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"Eccentricity has always abounded when and where strength of character has abounded."
Mill, John Stuart
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"The capacity to be affronted is an essential part of moral strength."
Mill, John Stuart
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"It is the privilege of the strong to protect the weak."
Mill, John Stuart
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"The strength of a nation lies not in its weapons, but in the wisdom of its people."
Feuerbach, Ludwig
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"Strength is measured not by what we can destroy, but by what we can build."
Feuerbach, Ludwig
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"Mere goodness and beneficence cannot earn respect when it is not joined with strength."
Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich
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"What does not kill me makes me stronger."
Nietzsche, Friedrich
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"He who despises himself esteems himself as a self-despiser."
Nietzsche, Friedrich
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"Suffering purifies and ennobles."
Nietzsche, Friedrich
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"Only the sick take pity on the weak."
Nietzsche, Friedrich
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"The strength of a personality is revealed by the ability to overcome resistance."
Nietzsche, Friedrich
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"Every person must eventually be tested in every possible way."
Kierkegaard, Søren
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"Pain teaches us more than pleasure; suffering refines the character."
Bentham, Jeremy
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"Strength lies in the solidarity of the working class."
Marx, Karl
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"A man's dignity lies in his rational nature."
Kant, Immanuel
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"Personality emerges through the struggle for recognition."
Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich
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"Strength is the manifestation of inner rationality."
Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich
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"Weakness consists in denying one's nature."
Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich
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"The measure of a man's character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out"
Berkeley, George
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"Man is made for something better than being a slave to his senses"
Berkeley, George
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"True strength lies in gentleness"
Berkeley, George
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"A person of true strength admits when they are wrong and learns from the admission."
Mill, John Stuart
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"Strength is not the absence of fear but action taken despite it."
Mill, John Stuart
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"The strength of law lies in its impartial application."
Bentham, Jeremy