Quote by Cesare Pavese
He knows not his own strength that hath not met adversity. - Cesar

He knows not his own strength that hath not met adversity. – Cesare Pavese

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Will power is only the tensile strength of ones own disposition. One cannot increase it by a single ounce. – Cesare Pavese

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power
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It is not that the child lives in a world of imagination, but that the child within us survives and starts into life only at rare moments of recollection, which makes us believe, and it is not true, that, as children, we were imaginative? – Cesare Pavese

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It is no use painting the foot of the tree white, the strength of the bark cries out from beneath the paint. – Aime Cesaire

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There can only be one state of mind as you approach any profound test total concentration, a spirit of togetherness, and strength. – Pat Riley

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Now, being a girl, I was ashamed of my body and my lack of strength. So I tried to be a man. I shot, rode, jumped, and took part in all the fights of the boys. – Agnes Smedley

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I have prayed to God that he give me the strength to survive each day and to face those times in my life that will be extremely painful. I have put my total faith in God, and he will take care of me. – Susan Smith

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