“Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong.”
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“Strength of character means the ability to overcome resentment against others, to hide hurt feelings, and to forgive quickly.”
“Some of us think holding on makes us strong but sometimes it is letting go.”
“Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.”
“Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.”
“Perhaps I am stronger than I think.”
“Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have.”
“One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.”
“Scar tissue is stronger than regular tissue. Realize the strength, move on.”
“A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.”
“When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.”
“When adversity strikes, that's when you have to be the most calm. Take a step back, stay strong, stay grounded and press on.”
“In all my perplexities and distresses, the Bible has never failed to give me light and strength.”
“Only the gentle are ever really strong.”
“Rudeness is a weak imitation of strength.”
“There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast.”
“There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up.”
“A single twig breaks, but the bundle of twigs is strong.”
“Strength is the capacity to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare hands - and then eat just one of the pieces.”
“I think I was born strong-willed. That's not the kind of thing you can learn. The advantage is, you stick to what you believe in and rarely get pushed out of what you want to do.”
“Only by contending with challenges that seem to be beyond your strength to handle at the moment you can grow more surely toward the stars.”
“Insincerity is always weakness sincerity even in error is strength.”
“I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to be expected only from the strong.”
“A strong woman is a woman determined to do something others are determined not be done.”