Quotes on Being Strong

Good thoughts are no better than good dreams, unless they are executed.

Never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.

Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.

It is from weakness that people reach for dictators and concentrated government power. Only the strong can be free. And only the productive can be strong.

Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength.

Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.

Life only demands from you the strength that you possess. Only one feat is possible; not to run away.

The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind.

I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death.

The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life, for only then do they have to fall back on their reserves.

Survival is your strength not your shame.

Character produces endurance and persistence when the going gets tough, and life truly is an endurance race, not a sprint.

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet.

Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn't have the power to say yes.

Storms make trees take deeper roots.

'Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.

He is greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own.

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.

Being the first to cross the finish line makes you a winner in only one phase of life. It's what you do after you cross the line that really counts.

It is true that we shall not be able to reach perfection, but in our struggle toward it we shall strengthen our characters and give stability to our ideas, so that, whilst ever advancing calmly in the same direction, we shall be rendered capable of applying the faculties with which we have been gifted to the best possible account.