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The strength of a mans virtue should not be measured by his special exertions, but by his habitual acts. – Blaise Pascal

And when a womans will is as strong as the mans who wants to govern her, half her strength must be concealment. – George Eliot

Our strength is often composed of the weakness that were damned if were going to show. – Mignon McLaughlin

Youre blessed if you have the strength to work. – Mahalia Jackson

Prayer is more than meditation. In meditation, the source of strength is ones self. When one prays, he goes to a source of strength greater than his own. – Madame de Stael

Tis skill, not strength, that governs a ship. – Thomas Fuller

Many a mans strength is in opposition, and when he faileth, he grows out of use. – Francis Bacon

A nation s strength ultimately consists in what it can do on its own, and not in what it can borrow from others. – Indira Gandhi

Organic buildings are the strength and lightness of the spiders spinning, buildings qualified by light, bred by native character to environment, married to the ground. – Frank Lloyd Wright

It doesnt take a lot of strength to hang on. It takes a lot of strength to let go. – J. C. Watts

Work is not mans punishment. It is his reward and his strength and his pleasure. – George Sand

I like a women whos got some balls, some strength. As long as I can beat her at arm wrestling, thats fine. – James Hetfield

Many people think they want things, but they dont really have the strength, the discipline. They are weak. I believe that you get what you want if you want it badly enough. – Sophia Loren

Credulity is the mans weakness, but the childs strength. – Charles Lamb

Im not just a doormat. Im not just being stepped on all over the place. If you look at the bulk of my material, its about trying to find some strength through that. – Lucinda Williams

You really have to look inside yourself and find your own inner strength, and say, Im proud of what I am and who I am, and Im just going to be myself. – Mariah Carey

Americas strength is not our diversity our strength is our ability to unite people of different backgrounds around common principles. A common language is necessary to reach that goal. – Ernest Istook

Dont be intimidated by what you dont know. That can be your greatest strength and ensure that you do things differently from everyone else. – Sara Blakely

A lot of guys have muscles. A lot of strong men in this world. I think its important to show that even under all this strength theres a fragile side, a side that can be affected. – Sylvester Stallone

Its always difficult to play a scene of physical violence because youre always afraid that you dont know your own strength and might hurt someone. – Catherine Deneuve