Quotes about Strength

Accustom yourself to look first to the dreadful consequences of failure; then fix your eye on the glorious prize which is before you; and when your strength begins to fail, and your spirits are well nigh exhausted, let the animating view rekindle your resolution, and call forth in renewed vigour the fainting energies of your soul.

To character and success, two things, contradictory as they may seem, must go together... humble dependence on God and manly reliance on self.

That though the radiance which was once so bright be now forever taken from my sight. Though nothing can bring back the hour of splendor in the grass, glory in the flower. We will grieve not, rather find strength in what remains behind.

Thou dost preserve the stars from wrong;And the most ancient heavens, through Thee, are fresh and strong.

In ourselves our safety must be sought. By our own right hand it must be wrought.

Feeling comes in aid Of feeling, and diversity of strength Attends us, if but once we have been strong.

What though the radiance which was once so bright Be now for ever taken from my sight, Though nothing can bring back the hour Of splendour in the grass, of glory in the flower, We will grieve not, rather find Strength in what remains behind;

We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken or tire. Neither the sudden shock of battle, nor the long-drawn trials of vigilance and exertion will wear us down. Give us the tools and we will finish the job.

We will have no truce or parley with you [Hitler], or the grisly gang who work your wicked will. You do your worst—and we will do our best.

The nose of the bulldog has been slanted backwards so that he can breathe without letting go.

We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself the means of inspiration and survival.

We have not journeyed all this way across the centuries, across the oceans, across the mountains, across the prairies, because we are made of sugar candy.