Quote by Leon Trotsky
The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its mor

The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life, for only then do they have to fall back on their reserves. – Leon Trotsky

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Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with a chain — at least in a poor country like Russia — and his vanity begins to swell out like his tires. In America it takes an automobile to produce this effect. – Leon Trotsky

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In a serious struggle there is no worse cruelty than to be magnanimous at an inopportune time. – Leon Trotsky

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The historic ascent of humanity, taken as a whole, may be summarized as a succession of victories of consciousness over blind forces – in nature, in society, in man himself. – Leon Trotsky

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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

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Our real problem, then, is not our strength today it is rather the vital necessity of action today to ensure our strength tomorrow. – Dwight D. Eisenhower

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And when I look at my mother, I reflect on her strength and endurance. Shes cranky sometimes, but she is lovable and loving. Id be happy to be there at 86. – Lisa Scottoline

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I come from hardworking, determined people on both sides of my family… the kind who live with a hard reality from which much strength comes. – Adriana Trigiani

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Courage is doing what you are afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you are scared. – Eddie Rickenbacker

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If you are a writer you locate yourself behind a wall of silence and no matter what you are doing, driving a car or walking or doing housework you can still be writing, because you have that space. – Joyce Carol Oates

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Nature is a petrified magic city. – Novalis

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Agency by agency, we frequently have lost a bit of ground, at least to inflation-but had it not been for the efforts weve made to educate people about the importance of science, technology and advanced education, those predictions very well might have come true. – Charles Vest

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