Strength quotes

Strength

958 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.

958 quotes

Explore further

Browse quotes that often appear alongside strength — connected by shared ideas and recurring themes.

Quote collection

Strength quotes (page 17 of 48)

Follow a thought to its author, or read the full quote page.

Lord Byron Poet, Novelist
Strength

"The sky is changed,-and such a change! O night And storm and darkness! ye are wondrous strong, Yet lovely in your strength, as is the light Of a dark eye in woman! Far along, From peak to peak, the rattling crags among, Leaps the live thunder."

Read quote 9 likes
Barack Obama Politician
Strength

"We have to make sure America writes the rules of the global economy, and we should do it today while our economy is in the position of global strength, because if we don't write the rules for trade around the world, guess what: China will."

Read quote 8 likes
Albert Schweitzer Philosopher, Theologian
Strength

"Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of his way, but must accept his lot calmly if they even roll a few more on it. A strength which becomes clearer and stronger through experiences of such obstacles is the only strength that can conquer them. Resistance is only a waste of strength."

Read quote 8 likes
Laozi Philosopher
Strength

"Seeing the small is called Clarity. Keeping flexible is called Strength. Using the shining Radiance, You enter the Light, Where no harm can come to you. This is called Enlightenment."

Read quote 8 likes
Henry David Thoreau Writer, Philosopher
Strength

"When I would re-create myself, I seek the darkest wood, the thickest and most interminable and to the citizen, most dismal, swamp. I enter as a sacred place, a Sanctum sanctorum. There is the strength, the marrow, of Nature."

Read quote 8 likes
Pablo Picasso Painter, Sculptor
Strength

"No doubt, it is useful for an artist to know all the forms of art which have preceded or which accompany his. That is a sign of strength if it is a question of looking for a stimulus or recognizing mistakes he must avoid."

Read quote 7 likes
Peter Drucker Management Consultant, Author
Strength

"Checking the results of a decision against its expectations shows executives what their strengths are, where they need to improve, and where they lack knowledge or information."

Read quote 7 likes
Edgar Allan Poe Poet, Writer
Strength

"Gaily bedight, A gallant knight, In sunshine and in shadow, Had journeyed long, Singing a song, In search of Eldorado. But he grew old— This knight so bold— And o’er his heart a shadow— Fell as he found No spot of ground That looked like Eldorado. And, as his strength Failed him at length, He met a pilgrim shadow— ‘Shadow,’ said he, ‘Where can it be— This land of Eldorado?’ ‘Over the Mountains Of the Moon, Down the Valley of the Shadow, Ride, boldly ride,’ The shade replied,— ‘If you seek for Eldorado!"

Read quote 7 likes