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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One does not kill oneself for love of a woman, but because love — any love — reveals us in our nakedness, our misery, our vulnerability, our nothingness. – Cesare Pavese

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Humble souls are fearful of their own strength. – William Gurnall

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Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength. – Phil Jackson

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I had a lot of encouragement and tolerance from my parents, but I also have many friends who didnt get that from their parents and in a way they have more strength from spending years where nobody believed in them. – Michel Gondry

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The overall strength of Chinese culture and its international influence is not commensurate with Chinas international status. The international culture of the West is strong while we are weak. – Hu Jintao

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