"Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts."
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"The future doesn't belong to the light-hearted. It belongs to the brave."
"Don't pray for an easy life, pray to be a stronger man."
"Believe in a love that is being stored up for you like an inheritance, and have faith that in this love there is a strength and a blessing so large that you can travel as far as you wish without having to step outside it."
"Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning."
"Make sure you are doing what God wants you to do--then do it with all your strength."
"I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death."
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
"Everyone has in him something divine, something his own, a chance of perfection and strength in however small a sphere which God offers him to take or refuse. The task is to find it, develop it & use it. The chief aim of education should be to help the growing soul to draw out that in itself which is best and make it perfect for a noble use."
"Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go."
"It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult"
"Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong."
"Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength."
"You've got to follow your passion. You've got to figure out what it is you love--who you really are. And have the courage to do that. I believe that the only courage anybody ever needs is the courage to follow your own dreams."
"The strongest oak of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It’s the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for its existence against the winds and rains and the scorching sun."
"Never say never, because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion."
"Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent."
"Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power."
"A woman is like a tea bag - you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water."
"The Lord was pleased to strengthen us, and remove all fear from us, and disposed our hearts to be as useful as possible."