Last Updated: March 3, 2023 by Quote.cc Team
Strength is the quality of being physically or mentally strong, having the ability to withstand adversity, challenges, and difficult situations. It is an essential characteristic for personal growth and success, as it enables individuals to persevere through obstacles, overcome fear, and achieve their goals.
Physical strength refers to the ability to exert force and withstand physical demands. It involves developing muscle mass, endurance, and flexibility through exercise and physical activity. Physical strength can improve overall health and well-being, reduce the risk of injury and disease, and enhance performance in sports or other physical activities.
Mental strength, on the other hand, is the ability to manage emotions, thoughts, and behaviors effectively, even in challenging circumstances. It involves developing resilience, optimism, and a growth mindset to overcome setbacks and achieve success. Mental strength can help individuals cope with stress, anxiety, and other mental health issues, improve decision-making, and enhance relationships.
Moreover, there are different types of strength, including emotional strength, spiritual strength, and intellectual strength, among others. Emotional strength is the ability to regulate emotions, maintain emotional stability, and express feelings appropriately. Spiritual strength refers to the ability to find meaning and purpose in life and have a sense of connection to something greater than oneself. Intellectual strength involves the ability to learn, think critically, solve problems, and adapt to new situations.
Let these motivating quotes inspire you to find the strength to overcome the toughest problems life throws at you. Better days are ahead. Believe in yourself, and anything is possible!
250 Strength Quotes
Top 10 Strength Quotes
“No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.” – Buddha
“I’m more focused and have a greater sense of challenge, because I constantly feel the weight of time.” – Sylvester Stallone
“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” – Helen Keller
“All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me… You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.” – Walt Disney
“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.” – Leonardo da Vinci
“Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.” – Napoleon Hill
“Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.” – Abraham Lincoln
“That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
“There is an invisible strength within us; when it recognizes two opposing objects of desire, it grows stronger.” – Rumi
“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.” – Khalil Gibran
Being Strong Quotes
“The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.” – Woodrow Wilson
“The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.” – Confucius
“True strength is keeping everything together when everyone expects you to fall apart.”
“When a tradition gathers enough strength to go on for centuries, you don’t just turn it off one day.” – Chinua Achebe
“Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.” – Oprah Winfrey
“With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
“In the end, some of your greatest pains become your greatest strengths.” – Drew Barrymore
“I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ’Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.” – Thomas Paine
“History teaches us that unity is strength, and cautions us to submerge and overcome our differences in the quest for common goals, to strive, with all our combined strength, for the path to true African brotherhood and unity.” – Haile Selassie
“Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.” – Samuel Johnson
“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.” – Samuel Beckett
“Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of a greater or equal benefit.” – Napoleon Hill
“Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.” – Abraham Lincoln
“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” – Christopher Reeve
“A single twig breaks, but the bundle of twigs is strong.” – Tecumseh
“A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success.” – Joyce Brothers
“Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength.” – Betty Friedan
“Anyone can hide. Facing up to things, working through them, that’s what makes you strong.” – Sarah Dessen
“Give me a strong back, over a soft heart.” – Connie Brockway
“Women are so strong and knowledgeable. You know, instead of competing with each other, I would love to complete each other.” – Marie Osmond
“I’m strong and fearless and not afraid to take risks in business.” – Khloe Kardashian
“Be strong. Live honorably and with dignity. When you don’t think you can, hold on.” – James Frey
“Being strong can be also feminine. I don’t think feminine equals being weak. Being strong is very sexy.” – Sanaa Lathan
“We think that forgiveness is weakness, but it’s absolutely not; it takes a very strong person to forgive.” – T. D. Jakes
“Step Into My Shoes And Walk the life I’m Living And If you Get As Far As I am, Just Maybe You Will See How Strong I Really Am.”
“It’s not always necessary to be strong, but to feel strong.” – Jon Krakauer
“The strong manly ones in life are those who understand the meaning of the word patience.” – Tokugawa Ieyasu
“Fitting in is unnecessary. Embrace who you are. You will go through rough times in high school, but always stay strong, and never deny yourself!” – Neon Hitch
“You can be strong and true to yourself without being rude or loud.’ – Paula Radcliffe
“Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong.” – Leo Buscaglia
“You were given this life because you are strong enough to live it.”
“Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient.” – Steve Maraboli
“The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.” – Swami Vivekananda
“Sometimes your disappointments make you a stronger person for the future.” – Blanka Vlasic
“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.” – Ernest Hemingway
“The resistance that you fight physically in the gym and the resistance that you fight in life can only build a strong character.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
“Women are blessed with energy – a power which is unique. I have been very fortunate to have played strong women and explored their strengths through my films.” – Vidya Balan
“Listen to the people who love you. Believe that they are worth living for even when you don’t believe it. Seek out the memories depression takes away and project them into the future. Be brave; be strong; take your pills. Exercise because it’s good for you even if every step weighs a thousand pounds. Eat when food itself disgusts you. Reason with yourself when you have lost your reason.” – Andrew Solomon
“But we are strong, each in our purpose, and we are all more strong together.” – Bram Stoker
“I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.” – Audrey Hepburn
“Strong beliefs win strong men, and then make them stronger.” – Richard Bach
“Life is full of happiness and tears; be strong and have faith.” – Kareena Kapoor Khan
“Be very strong… be very methodical in your life if you want to be a champion.” – Alberto Juantorena
“My spirit is as strong as ever. I’m still fighting to make the world a safer place, and you can, too.” – Gabrielle Giffords
“It feels good to be strong.” – Katharine McPhee
“Hope Is The Only Thing Stronger Than Fear.”
“Smile And Let Everyone Know That Today, You’re A Lot Stronger Than You Were.”
“We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided.” – J.K. Rowling
“Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.” – Hermann Hesse
“From my perspective, I absolutely believe in a greater spiritual power, far greater than I am, from which I have derived strength in moments of sadness or fear. That’s what I believe, and it was very, very strong in the forest.” – Jane Goodall
“Greatness lies, not in being strong, but in the right using of strength; and strength is not used rightly when it serves only to carry a man above his fellows for his own solitary glory. He is the greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own.” – Henry Ward Beecher
“You Have To Be At Your Strongest When You’re feeling At Your Weakest.”
“Be That Strong Girl That Everyone Knew Would Make It Through The Worst. Be that Fearless Girl..”
“Build up your weaknesses until they become your strong points.” – Knute Rockne
“He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.” – Louisa May Alcott
“We’re stronger than we think.” – Joe Kelly
“Better to be strong than pretty and useless.” – Lilith Saintcrow
“I’m a strong man, and usually I get over hurts and it makes me stronger when I come back.” – Dusty Baker
“Be strong in body, clean in mind, lofty in ideals.” – James Naismith
“Being Both Soft And Strong Is A Combination Very Few Have Mastered.”
“Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.” – Og Mandino
“You Never Realize How Strong You Are Until Being Strong Is the Only Choice You Have.”
“We know you’re strong, but accepting help is its own kind of strength.” – Kiera Cass
“Promise me you’ll always remember: You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” – A. A. Milne
“You can’t really be strong until you see a funny side to things.” – Ken Kesey
“Perhaps I am stronger than I think.” – Thomas Merton
“You can’t really be strong until you can see a funny side to things.” – Ken Kesey
“When I’m weak, you can be strong; when I’m strong, you can be weak. That’s what I believe marriage is.” – Gisele Bundchen
“When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.” – Peter Marshall
“You Are Stronger Than You Think.”
“Stay strong. Stand up. Have a voice.” – Shawn Johnson
“Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“This is the year I will be stronger, braver, kinder, unstoppable and this year, I will be fierce.”
“You become a worrier by practicing worry. You can become free of worry by practicing the opposite and stronger habit of faith. With all the strength and perseverance you can command, start practicing faith.” – Norman Vincent Peale
“When you feel like hope is gone, look inside you and be strong and you’ll finally see the truth- that hero lies in you.” – Mariah Carey
“I have a strong personality, and I say what I think.” – Penelope Cruz
“There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast.” – Charles Dickens
“To be a mother you must be strong. Even if you don’t feel it, you have to pretend.” – Sade Adu
“You’ve got to stay strong to be strong in tough times.” – Tilman J. Fertitta
“I like criticism. It makes you strong.” – LeBron James
“Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men!” – Phillips Brooks
“Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.” – Saint Francis de Sales
“There are better starters than me but I’m a strong finisher.” – Usain Bolt
“Strong people alone know how to organize their suffering so as to bear only the most necessary pain.” – Emil Dorian
“I’m Stronger Because I Had To Be, I’m Smarter Because…”
“I never said I wanted a ‘happy’ life but an interesting one. From separation and loss, I have learned a lot. I have become strong and resilient, as is the case of almost every human being exposed to life and to the world. We don’t even know how strong we are until we are forced to bring that hidden strength forward.” – Isabel Allende
“I Am Strong Because I’ve Been Weak. I Am Fearless Because I’ve Been Afraid.”
“When adversity strikes, that’s when you have to be the most calm. Take a step back, stay strong, stay grounded and press on.” – LL Cool J
“The strong man is strongest when alone.” – Friedrich Schiller
“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” – Mahatma Gandhi
“We become strong, I feel, when we have no friends upon whom to lean, or to look to for moral guidance.” – Benito Mussolini
“To keep the body in good health is a duty… otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.” – Buddha
“I’ve Never Met A Strong Person With An Easy Part.”
“Have a strong mind and a soft heart.” – Anthony J. D’Angelo
“When your desires are strong enough you will appear to possess superhuman powers to achieve.” – Napoleon Hill
“There are some people who still feel threatened by strong women. That’s their problem. It’s not mine.” – Gloria Allred
“Scar tissue is stronger than regular tissue. Realize the strength, move on.” – Henry Rollins
“Follow your honest convictions and be strong.” – William Makepeace Thackeray
“I am a strong Ukrainian girl, that is why I work a lot.” – Milla Jovovich
“Only the gentle are ever really strong.” – James Dean
“Stay strong, make them wonder how you’re still smiling.”
“We don’t even know how strong we are until we are forced to bring that hidden strength forward. In times of tragedy, of war, of necessity, people do amazing things. The human capacity for survival and renewal is awesome.” – Isabel Allende
“The Strongest People Are Not Those Who Show Strength In Front Of Us But Those Who Win Battles WeKnow Nothing About.”
“Be strong, believe in who you are; be strong, believe in what you feel.” – Melissa Etheridge
“Temper us in fire, and we grow stronger. When we suffer, we survive.” – Cassandra Clare
“Be strong and follow your own convictions. You can’t assume there is a lot of time to do what you like. This is what David Bowie is afraid of: that he will die before he gets a chance to make a real strong contribution.” – Marc Bolan
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.” – Theodore Roosevelt
“You never know how strong you are… until being strong is the only choice you have.” – Cayla Mills
“I do believe in the old saying, ‘What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.’ Our experiences, good and bad, make us who we are. By overcoming difficulties, we gain strength and maturity.” – Angelina Jolie
“I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial by strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country.” – Thomas Jefferson
“I look forward to a great future for Americ.” – a future in which our country will match its military strength with our moral restraint, its wealth with our wisdom, its power with our purpose.” – John F. Kennedy
Mental Strength Quotes
“In solitude the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself.” – Laurence Sterne
“I like feeling strong. It keeps my mental floor higher.” – Pink
“A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.” – Vernon Howard
“As long as we persevere and endure, we can get anything we want.” – Mike Tyson
“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.” – Rainer Maria Rilke
“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” – Helen Keller
“Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.” – Helen Keller
“Give me strength, not to be better than my enemies, but to defeat my greatest enemy, the doubts within myself. Give me strength for a straight back and clear eyes, so when life fades, as the setting sun, my spirit may come to you without shame.” – P.C. Cast
“Joy is prayer; joy is strength: joy is love; joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.” – Mother Teresa
“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength.” – Corrie Ten Boom
“We gain the strength of the temptation we resist.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Strength isn’t about bearing a cross of grief or shame. Strength comes from choosing your own path, and living with the consequences.” – Jenny Trout
“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” – Mahatma Gandhi
“I think women are amazing for being able to show what they feel. I admire women who do. I think it’s a mistake when women cover their emotions to look tough. I say let’s own who we are and use it as a strength.” – Gal Gadot
“Never Apologize For Being Sensitive Or Emotional. Let This Be A Sign That You’ve Got A Big Heart And Aren’t Afraid To Let Others See It. Showing Your Emotions Is A Sign Of Strength.”
“When my body is strong, I feel stronger inside. I feel more capable of handling emotional situations. Usually I’m more of a inside-out person, but this was a great case of me from the outside in.” – Mariska Hargitay
“When you hold resentment toward another, you are bound to that person or condition by an emotional link that is stronger than steel. Forgiveness is the only way to dissolve that link and get free.” – Catherine Ponder
“Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength.” – Charles Spurgeon
“Strengthen me by sympathizing with my strength, not my weakness.” – Amos Bronson Alcott
“Strength of character means the ability to overcome resentment against others, to hide hurt feelings, and to forgive quickly.” – Lawrence G. Lovasik
Inner Strength Quotes
“Never believe for a second that your weak, within all of us we have a reserve of inner hidden strength.” – Victoria Addino
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” – Harriet Tubman
“Do what you feel in your heart to be right, for you’ll be criticized anyway. You’ll be damned if you do and damned if you don’t.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
“Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that’s very important for good health.”
“Faith gives you an inner strength and a sense of balance and perspective in life.” – Gregory Peck
“I found an inner strength to fight for myself. It was clear that nobody else would.” – Tehmina Durrani
“No matter what kind of challenges or difficulties or painful situations you go through in your life, we all have something deep within us that we can reach down and find the inner strength to get through them.” – Alana Stewart
“When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two way.” – either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength. Thanks to the teachings of Buddha, I have been able to take this second way.”
“You really have to look inside yourself and find your own inner strength, and say, ‘I’m proud of what I am and who I am, and I’m just going to be myself..” – Mariah Carey
“A true hero isn’t measured by the size of his strength, but by the strength of his heart.”
“A strong, successful man is not the victim of his environment. He creates favorable conditions. His own inherent force and energy compel things to turn out as he desires.” – Orison Swett Marden
“It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide on what to do.” – Elbert Hubbard
“It doesn’t take a lot of strength to hang on. It takes a lot of strength to let go.” – J. C. Watts
“You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” – Marcus Aurelius
“Sometimes you don’t realize your own strength until you come face to face with your greatest weakness.” – Susan Gale
“Give God Your Weakness And He’ll Give You His Strength.”
“God has always given me the strength to say what is right.” – Rosa Parks
“God, grant me strength to accept those things I cannot change.” – Dan Brown, Angels & Demons
“God, our Creator, has stored within our minds and personalities, great potential strength and ability. Prayer helps us tap and develop these powers.” – A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
“I would fight for my liberty so long as my strength lasted, and if the time came for me to go, the Lord would let them take me.” – Harriet Tubman
“What gives me the most hope every day is God’s grace; knowing that his grace is going to give me the strength for whatever I face, knowing that nothing is a surprise to God.” – Rick Warren
“The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song.” – Psalm 28:7
Strength Quotes For Her
“In cricket, my superhero is Sachin Tendulkar. He has always been my hero and will continue to remain so. Apart from him and outside cricket, my mother has remained my inspiration. Whatever difficult time I had faced, she was always there for me. She has given me all the strength. She maintained her composure and supported me in tough times.” – Virat Kohli
“A strong woman is one who is able to smile this morning like she wasn’t crying last night.”
“She builds others up because she knows what it’s like to be torn down
“She is clothed with strength and dignity and laughs without fear of the future.”
“She was stronger alone.”
“A strong woman is a woman determined to do something others are determined not be done.” – Marge Piercy
“Being a strong woman is very important to me. But doing it all on my own is not.” – Reba McEntire
“Let’s be clear, I’m a strong woman.” – Bethenny Frankel
“You don’t have to play masculine to be a strong woman.” – Mary Elizabeth Winstead
“A strong man doesn’t have to be dominant toward a woman. He doesn’t match his strength against a woman weak with love for him. He matches it against the world.” – Marilyn Monroe
“My mother was a single mom, and most of the women I know are strong.” – Regina King
“A Strong Woman Looks A Challenge Dead In The Eye And Gives It a Wink.”
“A Strong Woman Loves, Forgives, Walks Aways, Lets Go, Tries again, and Perseveres…”
“A Strong Woman Stands Up For Herself. A Stronger Woman Stands Up For Everyone Else.”
“Be sure of yourself, don’t let anyone bully you, be a strong and independent woman or boy.” – Nicole Polizzi
“I consider myself to be a very strong, independent woman.” – Julie Gonzalo
“I’m a very strong woman.” – Thalia
“The Strongest Actions For A Woman Is To Love Herself, Be herself And Shine Amongst Those Who Never Believed She Could.”
“The Woman Who Does Not Required Validation From Anyone Is The Most Feared Individual On The Planet.”
“Above All, Be the Heroine Of Your Life, Not The Victim.”
“Femininity is not just lipstick, stylish hairdos, and trendy clothes. It is the divine adornment of humanity. It finds expression in your qualities of your capacity to love, your spirituality, delicacy, radiance, sensitivity, creativity, charm, graciousness, gentleness, dignity, and quiet strength.” – James E. Faust
“Girl power is about loving yourself and having confidence and strength from within, so even if you’re not wearing a sexy outfit, you feel sexy.” – Nicole Scherzinger
“Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.” – Barbara Kingsolver
Quotes About Strength And Courage
“A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.” – Veronica Roth
“A fear of weakness only strengthens weakness.” – Criss Jami
“Believe In Yourself A Little More.”
“Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.” – Mother Teresa
“Concentration is the secret of strength.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Fall seven times, stand up eight.” – Chinese Proverb
“You feel your strength in the experience of pain.” – Jim Morrison
“War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.” – George Orwell
“We acquire the strength we have overcome.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“True strength is delicate.” – Louise Berliawsky Nevelson
“The Struggle Of You’re In Today Is Developing the Strength You Need For Tomorrow.”
“Strength is not something you have, it’s something you find.” – Emma Smith
“Silence is a source of great strength.” – Lao Tzu
“Our strength grows out of our weaknesses” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Nothing has more strength than dire necessity.” – Euripides
“Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.” – Lao Tzu
“One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.” – Albert Schweitzer
“I felt invincible. My strength was that of a giant. God was certainly standing by me. I smashed five saloons with rocks before I ever took a hatchet.” – Carry Nation
“Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.” – Henry Ford
“All through my life, I have been tested. My will has been tested, my courage has been tested, my strength has been tested. Now my patience and endurance are being tested.” – Muhammad Ali
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” – Lao Tzu
“Being Deeply Loved Gives You Strength; Loving Deeply Gives You Courage.”
“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, “I will try again tomorrow.” – Mary Anne Radmacher
“Courage is looking fear right in the eye and saying: “Get the hell out of my way, I’ve got things to do.”
“Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.” – Maya Angelou
“Courage isn’t having the strength to go on – it is going on when you don’t have strength.” – Napoléon Bonaparte
“Deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” – Lao Tzu
“Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.” – William Ellery Channing
“I breathe in my courage and exhale my fear.”
“I don’t really want to become normal, average, standard. I want merely to gain in strength, in the courage to live out my life more fully, enjoy more, experience more. I want to develop even more original and more unconventional traits.” – Anaïs Nin
“I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does not doubt my courage or my toughness, who does not believe me naive or innocent, who has the courage to treat me like a woman.” – Anais Nin
“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.” – Dale Carnegie
“It takes courage to love, but pain through love is the purifying fire which those who love generously know. We all know people who are so much afraid of pain that they shut themselves up like clams in a shell and, giving out nothing, receive nothing and therefore shrink until life is a mere living death.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
“It takes more courage to reveal insecurities than to hide them, more strength to relate to people than to dominate them, more ‘manhood’ to abide by thought-out principles rather than blind reflex. Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles and an immature mind.” – Alex Karras
“Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.” – Robert Louis Stevenson
“Most of us, swimming against the tides of trouble the world knows nothing about, need only a bit of praise or encouragement – and we will make the goal.” – Jerome Fleishman
“No difficulty can discourage, no obstacle dismay, no trouble dishearten the man who has acquired the art of being alive. Difficulties are but dares of fate, obstacles but hurdles to try his skill, troubles but bitter tonics to give him strength; and he rises higher and looms greater after each encounter with adversity.” – Ella Wheeler Wilcox
“One Of The Most Courageous Decisions You’ll Ever Make Is To Finally Let Go Of What Is Hurting Your Heart And Soul.”
“People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
“Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.” – Thomas Carlyle
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
“The greatest test of courage on the earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.” – R. G. Ingersoll
“Work hard for what you want because it won’t come to you without a fight. You have to be strong and courageous and know that you can do anything you put your mind to. If somebody puts you down or criticizes you, just keep on believing in yourself and turn it into something positive.” – Leah LaBelle
“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, “I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
“And one has to understand that braveness is not the absence of fear but rather the strength to keep on going forward despite the fear.” – Paulo Coelho
Quotes About Strength In Hard Times
“A key to strengthening spiritual muscles and enduring hardship is finding strength in the Word of God.” – Walter Martin
“Endurance is not just the ability to bear a hard thing, but to turn it into glory.” – William Barclay
“This is no time for ease and comfort. It is time to dare and endure.” – Winston Churchill
“Sure I am of this, that you have only to endure to conquer.” – Winston Churchill
“I have no regrets in my life. I think that everything happens to you for a reason. The hard times that you go through build character, making you a much stronger person.” – Rita Mero
“Risk anything! Care no more for the opinion of others … Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth.” – Katherine Mansfield
“Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
“The harder you fall, the heavier your heart; the heavier your heart, the stronger you climb; the stronger you climb, the higher your pedestal.” – Criss Jami
“When I hear somebody say ‘Life is hard’, I am always tempted to ask ‘Compared to what?’” – Sydney J. Harris
“When You Start Seeing Your Worth, You’ll Find It Harder To Stay Around People Who Don’t.”
“Anyone can give up; it is the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone would expect you to fall apart, now that is true strength.” – Chris Bradford
“When You Face Difficult Times, Know That Challenges Are Not Sent To Destroy You. They’re Sent To Promote, Increase And Strengthen You.”
Quotes About Strength And Beauty
“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.” – Rachel Carson
“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.” – John Muir
“Strong women wear their pain like they do stilettos. No matter how much it hurts, all you see is the beauty of it.”
“The kind of beauty I want most is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within strength, courage, and dignity.”
“It is a shame for a woman to grow old without ever seeing the strength and beauty of which her body is capable.”
“It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.” – Maya Angelou
“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.” – Rachel Carson
“The more I see of deer, the more I admire them as mountaineers. They make their way into the heart of the roughest solitudes with a smooth reserve of strength, through dense belts of brush and forest encumbered with fallen trees and boulder piles, across canyons, roaring streams, and snow-fields, ever showing forth beauty and courage.” – John Muir
“Be strong, be fearless, be beautiful. And believe that anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you.” – Misty Copeland
“I Am Strong Because I Know My Weaknesses. I Am Beautiful Because I Am Aware Of My Flaws. I AM Fearless…”
“I think scars are like battle wounds – beautiful, in a way. They show what you’ve been through and how strong you are for coming out of it.” – Demi Lovato
“Nothing is more beautiful than the smile that has struggled through the tears.” – Demi Lovato
“The most beautiful people I’ve known are those who have known trials, have known struggles, have known loss, and have found their way out of the depths.” – Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity and an understanding of life that fills them with compassions, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.” – Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
“When the Japanese mend broken objects, they aggrandize the damage by filling the cracks with gold. They believe that when something’s suffered damage and has a history it becomes more beautiful.” – Barbara Bloom
“You Can Become Strong And Powerful And Beautiful.”
In Conclusion
Life is filled with highs and lows, valleys and peaks that will test your resilience, sometimes life is just hard. These tough times can come in many forms: the tragic loss of a loved one, going through a divorce or a tough break up, trying like getting laid off, job loss and financial hardship. These experiences leave us feeling weak and hopeless. That’s when you need to stay strong. We need powerful quotes about strength to remind us to remain steadfast.
In conclusion, strength is a vital characteristic that can improve physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and intellectual well-being. Developing strength requires discipline, effort, and perseverance, but it can bring many benefits and enhance an individual’s quality of life.