There is a saying in Tibetan, 'Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.'No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that's our real disaster.Dalai Lama XIV
We think that forgiveness is weakness, but it's absolutely not; it takes a very strong person to forgive.T. D. Jakes
I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.Alexander the Great
Be like the cliff against which the waves continually break; but it stands firm and tames the fury of the water around it.Marcus Aurelius
If you think tough men are dangerous, wait until you see what weak men are capable of.Jordan B. Peterson
Comfort makes you weaker. We need some variability, some stressors. Not too much, but just enough.Nassim Nicholas Taleb
We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.Carlos Castaneda
Courage isn't having the strength to go on - it is going on when you don't have strength.Napoleon Bonaparte
What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog.Dwight D. Eisenhower
Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.Christian D. Larson
Dealing with backstabbers, there was one thing I learned. They're only powerful when you got your back turned.Eminem
If you haven’t the strength to impose your own terms upon life, then you must accept the terms it offers you.T. S. Eliot
Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.Louis Pasteur
Hang on the walls of your mind the memory of your successes. Take counsel of your strength, not your weakness. Think of the good jobs you have done. Think of the times when you rose above your average level of performance and carried out an idea or a dream or a desire for which you had deeply longed. Hang these pictures on the walls of your mind and look at them as you travel the roadway of life.James Whistler
Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution.Khalil Gibran
Strength isn't about bearing a cross of grief or shame. Strength comes from choosing your own path, and living with the consequences.Jennifer Armintrout