Nothing is so strong as gentleness; nothing so gentle as real strength.
—Francis de Sales (1567–1622) French Catholic Saint
Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s the determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal – a commitment to excellence – that will enable you to attain the success you seek.
—Mario Andretti (b.1940) Italian-American Racing Driver, Entrepreneur
It is never too late to be what you might have been.
—George Eliot (Mary Anne Evans) (1819–80) English Novelist
Strength instead of being the lusty child of passion, grows by grappling with and subduing them.
—J. M. Barrie (1860–1937) Scottish Novelist, Dramatist
Superior strength is found in the long run to lie with those who had right on their side.
—James Anthony Froude (1818–94) British Historian, Novelist, Biographer, Editor
Concentration is the secret of strength in politics, in war, in trade, in short, in all management of human affairs.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher
No one is immune to pain, and it shouldn’t be denied when it exists. The key is to know that you can lead a productive and meaningful life no matter what the external circumstances are. What positive thinking does is offer a power boost to help you handle whatever life throws at you. Your “bad breaks” do not dominate your life; your indomitable strength does. And when you feel that indomitable strength, you really can handle any of your fears from a position of power—the kind of power that really can make good things happen.
—Susan Jeffers (1938–2012) American Psychologist, Self-Help Author
Life only demands from you the strength you possess. Only one feat is possible—not to have run away.
—Dag Hammarskjold (1905–61) Swedish Statesman, UN Diplomat
He had kept his head, kept his health and his strength, bearing up under a weight of work and worry that only a few could have carried.
—David McCullough (1933–2022) American Historian
O, it is excellent to have a giant’s strength, but it is tyrannous to use it like a giant.
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616) British Playwright
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.
—Vince Lombardi, Jr. (b.1942) American Lawyer, Politician, Motivational Speaker
Failure is success if we learn from it.
—Malcolm S. Forbes (1919–1990) American Publisher, Businessperson
Be strong and courageous, and do the work.
—The Holy Bible Scripture in the Christian Faith
Success often comes to those who have the aptitude to see way down the road.
—J. Laing Burns, Jr.
It’s not the load that breaks you down—it’s the way you carry it.
—Lou Holtz (1893–1980) American Stage Performer
I could do nothing without problems, they toughen me my mind. In fact I tell my assistants not to bring me their successes for they weaken me; but rather to bring me their problems, for they strengthen me.
—Charles F. Kettering (1876–1958) American Inventor, Entrepreneur, Businessperson
Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution.
—Kahlil Gibran (1883–1931) Lebanese-American Philosopher, Poet, Sculptor
An empowered organization is one in which individuals have the knowledge, skill, desire, and opportunity to personally succeed in a way that leads to collective organizational success.
—Stephen Covey (1932–2012) American Self-help Author
Cunning surpasses strength.
—German Proverb
Good timber does not grow with ease:
The stronger wind, the stronger trees.
—Douglas Malloch (1877–1938) American Poet, Short-story Writer
There is but one straight road to success, and that is merit. The man who is successful is the man who is useful. Capacity never lacks opportunity. It cannot remain undiscovered, because it is sought by too many anxious to use it.
—William Bourke Cockran (1854–1923) Irish-American Politician
Only strong natures can really be sweet ones; those that seem sweet are in general only weak, and may easily turn sour.
—Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613–80) French Writer
Glances of true beauty can be seen in the faces of those who live in true meekness.
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–62) American Philosopher
Use your weaknesses; aspire to the strength.
—Laurence Olivier (1907–89) English Actor, Producer, Director
Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
—Arthur Ashe (1943–93) American Tennis Player
Fortitude: That quality of mind which does not care what happens so long as it does not happen to us.
—Elbert Hubbard (1856–1915) American Writer, Publisher, Artist, Philosopher
In order to succeed you must fail, so that you know what not to do the next time.
—Anthony J. D’Angelo
My strength is as the strength of ten, because my heart is pure.
—Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–92) British Poet
There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and that is an idea whose time has come.
—Victor Hugo (1802–85) French Novelist
My list of ingredients for success is divided into four basic groups: Inward, Outward, Upward and Onward.
—R. David Thomas (1932–2002) American Entrepreneur, Philanthropist
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