Never eat more than you can lift.
—Miss Piggy
Ideally, one should have a great deal of courage and strength, but not boast or make a big show of it. Then, in times of need, one should rise to the occasion and fight bravely for what is right.
—14th Dalai Lama
The nonviolent approach does not immediately change the heart of the oppressor. It first does something to the hearts and souls of those committed to it. It gives them new self-respect; it calls up resources of strength and courage that they did not know they had. Finally it reaches the opponent and so stirs his conscience that reconciliation becomes a reality.
—Martin Luther King Jr.
Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.
—Helen Keller
Courage is more exhilarating than fear, and in the long run it is easier. We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it is not as dreadful as it appeared, discovering we have the strength to stare it down.
—Eleanor Roosevelt
You should never give yourself the chance to fall apart because, when you do, it becomes a tendency and it happens over and over again. You must practice being strong instead.
—Elizabeth Gilbert in Love
As the twig is bent the tree inclines.
—Virgil
If you would know strength and patience, welcome the company of trees.
—Hal Borland
The strength of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special exertions, but by his habitual acts.
—Blaise Pascal
It is love, not reason, that is stronger than death.
—Thomas Mann
Silence is a source of great strength.
—Laozi
I think that when enough time has passed, when you've survived that which you didn't imagine you could, there's a dignity in that. Something you can own. A pride in knowing the pain made you stronger. The pain made you fight to succeed. Someday, when I'm living my dreams, I'm going to think of all the things that broke my heart and I'm going to be thankful for them.
—Mia Sheridan in Kyland
Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.
—Barbara Kingsolver
Joy is prayer; joy is strength: joy is love; joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.
—Mother Teresa
Love you will find only where you may show yourself weak without provoking strength.
—Theodor W. Adorno