“It is a sign of contraction of the mind when it is content, or of weariness. A spirited mind never stops within itself; it is always aspiring and going beyond its strength.”
— Michel de Montaigne
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“If a man or woman has something redone it is because he or she can no longer live with that part of their body, it is no longer bearable. Either they get help and find the strength to fight or they proceed with the act.”
— Emmanuelle Beart
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“Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.”
— Napoleon Hill
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“Old age is not a disease – it is strength and survivorship, triumph over all kinds of vicissitudes and disappointments, trials and illnesses.”
— Maggie Kuhn
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“Zealous men are ever displaying to you the strength of their belief, while judicious men are showing you the grounds of it.”
— William Shenstone
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“I place no hope in my strength, nor in my works: but all my confidence is in God my protector, who never abandons those who have put all their hope and thought in him.”
— Francois Rabelais
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“True strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to something beyond himself.”
— Henry Miller
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“When terrorists attacked the symbols of our national unity and strength, they failed to realize that they were just symbols of our strength. The real strength of our nation comes from our people – not our buildings.”
— Michael Enzi
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“He knows not his own strength who hath not met adversity.”
— William Samuel Johnson
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“At their core, when things really matter, people see a need to turn to God for strength and protection.”
— Lee Greenwood
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“But after this natural burst of indignation, no man of sense, courage, or prudence will waste his time or his strength in retrospective reproaches or repinings.”
— Robert Peel
Author: Robert Peel
Category: strength
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