If it is true that strength is the child of effort and pain, then most of us will have the opportunity to learn strength. . . . Effort is standing up….

Accepting that we have weaknesses becomes a strength..

Life can give you strength. Strength can come from facing the storms of life, from knowing loss, feeling sadness and heartache, from falling into the….

When our spirit tells us it is time to weep, we should weep. It is part of the ritual, if you will, of putting sadness in perspective and gaining con….

You can think whatever you want, say whatever you want, and do whatever you want, as long as you are willing to face the consequences..

Bravery is a requisite virtue because life demands it..

... Our ability to reason has not given us special status, only a greater responsibility..

Weakness and strength are necessary for balance. No one or nothing is only weak or only strong. But some of us overlook our weaknesses, and even de….

What you are comes from the blood of those who set you on this journey. That is likewise unchangeable. What you see in the reflecting pool of truth i….

Life is a circle. The end of one journey is the beginning of the next..

Success is rarely the result of one swell swoop, but more often the culmination of many, many small victories..

We are all afraid of something. But that shouldn't stop us from going on every day. We should not always walk in fear of the shadow while we are in t….

The strength of a tree, the old ones say, comes not from growing thicker in the good years when there is water, but from staying alive in the bad, dr….

When a storm blows, you must stand firm. For it is not trying to knock you down, it is really trying to teach you to be strong..