262 quotes found
“The greatest error of a man is to think that he is weak by nature, evil by nature. Every man is divine and strong in his real nature. What are weak and evil are his habits, his desires and thoughts...”
“Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.”
“I like all those painters who loved and had a strong feeling for nature.”
“Formerly, when religion was strong and science weak, men mistook magic for medicine; now, when science is strong and religion weak, men mistake medicine for magic.”
“Effective teacher support in my mind is the same thing as effective management. Our teachers need strong management, just like anyone in any profession.”
“When adversity strikes, that's when you have to be the most calm. Take a step back, stay strong, stay grounded and press on.”
“He who conquers others is strong He who conquers himself is mighty. ”
“Some of us think holding on makes us strong but sometimes it is letting go. ”
“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.”
“A lot of guys have muscles. A lot of strong men in this world. I think it's important to show that even under all this strength there's a fragile side, a side that can be affected.”
“Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.”
“Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.”
“Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.”
“I like criticism. It makes you strong.”
“A single twig breaks, but the bundle of twigs is strong.”
“A strong woman is a woman determined to do something others are determined not be done.”
“Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong.”
“It is the characteristic excellence of the strong man that he can bring momentous issues to the fore and make a decision about them. The weak are always forced to decide between alternatives they h...”
“It takes a strong effort on the part of each American Indian not to become Europeanized. The strength for this effort can only come from the traditional ways, the traditional values that our elders...”
“Too often the strong, silent man is silent only because he does not know what to say, and is reputed strong only because he has remained silent.”
