Only the gentle are ever really strong. James Dean
Rudeness is a weak imitation of strength. Eric Hoffer
If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance. Samuel Johnson
Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength. Charles Spurgeon
There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast. Charles Dickens
There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up. Booker T. Washington
A single twig breaks, but the bundle of twigs is strong. Tecumseh
The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind. Napoleon Bonaparte
The days of our lives, for all of us, are numbered. We know that. And yes, there are certainly times when we aren't able to muster as much strength and patience as we would like. It's called being human. Elizabeth Edwards
Strength is the capacity to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare hands - and then eat just one of the pieces. Judith Viorst
I think I was born strong-willed. That's not the kind of thing you can learn. The advantage is, you stick to what you believe in and rarely get pushed out of what you want to do. Joan Jett
Only by contending with challenges that seem to be beyond your strength to handle at the moment you can grow more surely toward the stars. Brian Tracy
Insincerity is always weakness sincerity even in error is strength. George Henry Lewes
I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to be expected only from the strong. Leo Rosten
A strong woman is a woman determined to do something others are determined not be done. Marge Piercy
When I use my strength in the service of my vision it makes no difference whether or not I am afraid. Audre Lorde
Sometimes your disappointments make you a stronger person for the future. Blanka Vlasic
Life only demands from you the strength that you possess. Only one feat is possible not to run away. Dag Hammarskjold
What is important is to believe in something so strongly that you're never discouraged. Salma Hayek
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. Lao Tzu