Quotes about Strength
The foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called, but God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the
— Madeleine L'Engle
I place all Heaven with its power And the sun with its brightness, And the snow with its whiteness, And the fire with all the strength it hath, And the lightning with its rapid wrath, And the winds with their swiftness along their path, And the sea with its deepness, And the rocks with their steepness, And the earth with its starkness, All these I place By God's almighty help and grace Between myself and the powers of darkness!
— Madeleine L'Engle
Your father needs help, he needs courage, and for his children he may be able to do what he cannot do for himself.
— Madeleine L'Engle
It's just like when you've got some coffee that's too black, which means it's too strong. What do you do? You integrate it with cream, you make it weak. But if you pour too much cream in it, you won't even know you ever had coffee. It used to be hot, it becomes cool. It used to be strong, it becomes weak. It used to wake you up, now it puts you to sleep.
— Malcolm X
Don't be bitter. Remember Lot's wife when they kill me, and they surely will. You have to use all of your energy to do what it is you have to do. [To his wife Betty Shabazz]
— Malcolm X
The real glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back. That's real glory. Thats the essence of it.
— Vince Lombardi Jr.
You gain strength courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.... You must do the thing you think you cannot do.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funnybone.
— Reba McEntire
To keep a warm heart in a cold world is the real victory.
— Marty Rubin
Have the mind of a swam, the heart of a lion, the tongue of a serpent, the flair of a swam, and the soul of a dove.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
One does not become strong lifting feathers.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
The heart carries heavy loads when it is being trained to carry weighty blessings.
— Matshona Dhliwayo