What is strength without a double share of wisdom?
Interpretation
Strength is meaningless without accompanying wisdom to guide its use.
This quote by John Milton emphasizes the importance of wisdom in conjunction with strength. It suggests that having power or physical strength is not truly valuable unless it is informed by knowledge and understanding; wisdom helps to direct strength towards virtuous and constructive ends.
In practice
In a motivational speech emphasizing the importance of not just physical ability but also mental clarity.
They, looking back, all the eastern side beheld Of Paradise, so late their happy seat, Waved over by that flaming brand, the gate With dreadful faces thronged and fiery arms: Some natural tears they dropped, but wiped them soon; The world was all before them, where to choose Their place of rest, and Providence their guide; They, hand in hand, with wandering steps and slow, Through Eden took their solitary way.
The stars, that nature hung in heaven, and filled their lamps with everlasting oil, give due light to the misled and lonely traveller.
Ev'n them who kept thy truth so pure of old, When all our fathers worshipp'd stocks and stones.
Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss
The end of all learning is to know God, and out of that knowledge to love and imitate Him.
Apt words have power to suage the tumors of a troubled mind.
Cultivating care and concern for others gives rise to a kind of inner strength. No matter what difficulties or problems you face, in this wider context they’ll seem less significant and troubling to you. The inner strength, self-confidence and courage you gain by focussing on others’ needs instead of your own, brings with it a deep, calm sense of satisfaction.
How much good inside a day? Depends how good you live 'em.
I've never been resigned to ready-made ideas as I was to ready-made clothes, perhaps because although I couldn't sew, I could think.
What else is there for me to conquer? Hopefully my ego. How will I know when I've succeeded? When I stop caring what anyone thinks.
Truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but by washing away from it all that is not gold.
You shouldn't expect people in the past to do things they couldn't have done.
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