Quotes about Strength
O Lord our God, under the shadow of Thy wings let us hope; protect us, and carry us. Thou wilt carry us both when little, and even to hoar hairs wilt Thou carry us; for our firmness, when it is Thou, then is it firmness; but when our own, it is infirmity.
— St. Augustine
I acknowledge Thee, Lord of heaven and earth, and praise Thee for my first rudiments of being, and my infancy, whereof I remember nothing; for Thou hast appointed that man should from others guess much as to himself; and believe much on the strength of weak females.
— St. Augustine
Glory they most ardently loved: for it they wished to live, for it they did not hesitate to die. Every other desire was repressed by the strength of their passion for that one thing.
— St. Augustine
You wish to be great, begin from the least. You are thinking to construct some mighty fabric in height; first think of the foundation of humility. And how great soever a mass of building one may wish and design to place above it, the greater the building is to be, the deeper does he dig his foundation.
— St. Augustine
All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.
— St. Francis Of Assisi
Anger is a perversion of courage, as lust is a perversion of love.
— Gregory of Nyssa
Truth suffers, but never dies.
— Teresa of Avila
My whole strength lies in prayer and sacrifice, these are my invincible arms; they can move hearts far better than words, I know it by experience.
— St. Therese of Lisieux
A soul in a state of grace has nothing to fear of demons who are cowards.
— St. Therese of Lisieux
A brother who's helped by a brother is like a strong city.
— St. Therese of Lisieux
My God, how good Thou art! How well dost Thou suit the trial to our strength!
— St. Therese of Lisieux
My whole strength lies in prayer and sacrifice. They can move hearts far better than words. -St. Therese of Lisieux
— St. Therese of Lisieux