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A cobweb is as good as the mightiest cable when there is strain upon it. - Henry Ward Beecher Thy shoes shall be of iron and brass: and as thy days, so shall thy strength be. - Bible, Deuteronomy (ch. XXXIII, v. 25) And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a three-fold cord is not quickly broken. - Bible, Ecclesiastes (ch. IV, v. 12) And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. - Bible, II Corinthians (ch. XII, v. 9) For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still. - Bible, Isaiah (ch. XXX, v. 7) They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God. - Bible, Psalms (ch. LXXXIV, v. 7) I do not now so much as wish to have the Strength of Youth again that I wish'd in Youth for the Strength of an Ox or Elephant. For it is our Business only to make the best Use we can of the Powers granted us by Nature. - Cicero (Marcus Tullius Cicero) (often called "Tully" for short) Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong. - Calvin Coolidge Our real problem, then, is not our strength today; it is rather the vital necessity of action today to ensure our strength tomorrow. - Dwight David Eisenhower We acquire the strength we have overcome. - Ralph Waldo Emerson Strength is born in the deep silence of long-suffering hearts; not amidst joy. - Mrs. Felicia D. Hemans Storms make oaks take deeper root. - George Herbert Strength does not lie in defence but in attack. - Adolph Hitler, Mein Kampf (ch. IV), James Murphy translation Like strength is felt from hope, and from despair. - Homer ("Smyrns of Chios"), The Iliad (bk. XV, l. 853), (Pope's translation) A mass enormous! which, in modern days No two of earth's degenerate sons could raise. - Homer ("Smyrns of Chios"), The Iliad (bk. XX, l. 338), (Pope's translation) Strong are her sons, though rocky are her shores. - Homer ("Smyrns of Chios"), The Odyssey (bk. IX, l. 28), (Pope's translation) Strength, wanting judgment and policy to rule, overturneth itself. - Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus) We confide in our strength, without boasting of it; we respect that of others, without fearing it. - Thomas Jefferson When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to run away, it's best to let him run. - Abraham Lincoln That cause is strong which has not a multitude, but one strong man behind it. - James Russell Lowell Our strength is often composed of the weakness we're damned if we're going to show. - Mignon McLaughlin Men mighty-thewed as Samson was, dark-browed as kings in iron cast, broad-breasted as twin gates of brass. - Joaquin Miller (pseudonym of Cincinnatus Hiner Miller) What is strength, without a double share Of wisdom? Vast, unwieldy, burdensome; Proudly secure, yet liable to fall By weakest subtleties; not made to rule, But to subserve where wisdom bears command. - John Milton And, weaponless himself, Made arms ridiculous. - John Milton, Samson Agonistes (l. 130) True strength is delicate. - Louise Nevelson Displaying page 1 of 2 for this topic: Next >> [1] 2
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