“Simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline; simulated fear postulates courage; simulated weakness postulates strength.”
— Lao Tzu
Author: Lao Tzu
Category: strength
Tags: strength, Lao Tzu
Category: strength
Lust is to the other passions what
“Lust is to the other passions what the nervous fluid is to life; it supports them all, lends strength to them all ambition, cruelty, avarice, revenge, are all founded on lust.”
— Marquis de Sade
Author: Marquis de Sade
Category: strength
Tags: strength, Marquis de Sade
Life only demands from you the strength
“Life only demands from you the strength that you possess. Only one feat is possible; not to run away.”
— Dag Hammarskjold
Author: Dag Hammarskjold
Category: strength
Tags: strength, Dag Hammarskjold
If I had not some strength of
“If I had not some strength of will I would make a first class drunkard.”
— Ernest Shackleton
Author: Ernest Shackleton
Category: strength
Tags: strength, Ernest Shackleton
When restraint and courtesy are added to
“When restraint and courtesy are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible.”
— Mahatma Gandhi
Author: Mahatma Gandhi
Category: strength
Tags: strength, Mahatma Gandhi
My husband has quite simply been my
“My husband has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years, and I owe him a debt greater than he would ever claim.”
— Queen Elizabeth II
Author: Queen Elizabeth II
Category: strength
Tags: strength, Queen Elizabeth II
The apple cannot be stuck back on
“The apple cannot be stuck back on the Tree of Knowledge; once we begin to see, we are doomed and challenged to seek the strength to see more, not less.”
— Arthur Miller
Author: Arthur Miller
Category: strength
Tags: strength, Arthur Miller
Whoever knows it also knows that in
“Whoever knows it also knows that in love there is no More and no Less; but that he who loves can only love with the whole heart, and with the whole soul; with all his strength and with all his will.”
— Max Muller
Author: Max Muller
Category: strength
Tags: strength, Max Muller
If the leader is filled with high
“If the leader is filled with high ambition and if he pursues his aims with audacity and strength of will, he will reach them in spite of all obstacles.”
— Karl Von Clausewitz
Author: Karl Von Clausewitz
Category: strength
Tags: strength, Karl Von Clausewitz
Solitude is strength; to depend on the
“Solitude is strength; to depend on the presence of the crowd is weakness. The man who needs a mob to nerve him is much more alone than he imagines.”
— Paul Brunton
Author: Paul Brunton
Category: strength
Tags: strength, Paul Brunton
Peace is not the absence of war,
“Peace is not the absence of war, but a virtue based on strength of character.”
— Baruch Spinoza
Author: Baruch Spinoza
Category: strength
Tags: strength, Baruch Spinoza