
Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.Kahlil Gibran
These 87 quotes on strength come straight from the QuotePlace collection — lines by poets, philosophers, leaders and artists across the centuries. Open any card to read the quote on its own page and meet the author behind it.

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.Kahlil Gibran

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.Mahatma Gandhi

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.Mahatma Gandhi

Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.Lao Tzu

The seed of suffering in you may be strong, but don't wait until you have no more suffering before allowing yourself to be happy.Thich Nhat Hanh

A nation that does not believe in its own strength as a nation cannot stand as an independent nation.Sukarno

We all have strength enough to endure the misfortunes of others.François de La Rochefoucauld

The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone.Henrik Ibsen

The forces that unite us are intrinsic and greater than the superimposed influences that keep us apart.Kwame Nkrumah

It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.Frederick Douglass

You have power over your mind — not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.Marcus Aurelius

Break a vase, and the love that reassembles the fragments is stronger than that love which took its symmetry for granted when it was whole.Derek Walcott

You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.Eleanor Roosevelt

Silence is a source of great strength.Lao Tzu

Nothing in the world is softer than water, yet nothing is better at overcoming the hard and strong.Lao Tzu

The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.Samuel Johnson

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.Friedrich Nietzsche

Remember, the storm is a good opportunity for the pine and the cypress to show their strength and their stability.Ho Chi Minh

You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.A. A. Milne
The undertaking of a new action brings new strength.Richard Evans
From little acorns mighty oaks do grow.American proverb
Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.Leonardo da Vinci
Our strength grows out of our weaknesses.Ralph Waldo Emerson
Strong beliefs win strong men, and then make them stronger.Richard Bach
Good timber does not grow with ease; the stronger the wind, the stronger the trees.J. Willard Marriott
In separateness lies the world's great misery, in compassion lies the world's true strength.Gautama Buddha
Feeling and longing are the motive forces behind all human endeavor and human creations.Albert Einstein
When your desires are strong enough you will appear to possess superhuman powers to achieve.Napoleon Hill
One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.Albert Schweitzer
More often than not, anger is actually an indication of weakness rather than of strength.Dalai Lama
Great are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force, that thoughts rule the world.Ralph Waldo Emerson
By going beyond your own problems and taking care of others, you gain inner strength, self-confidence, courage, and a greater sense of calm.Dalai Lama
All our talents increase in the using, and the every faculty, both good and bad, strengthen by exercise.Anne Bronte
Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal: my strength lies solely in my tenacityLouis Pasteur
To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.Gautama Buddha
Our virtues and our failings are inseparable, like force and matter. When they separate, man is no more.Nikola Tesla
Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.Mother Teresa
The awareness of our own strength makes us modest.Paul Cezanne
If you take each challenge one step at a time, with faith in every footstep, your strength and understanding will increase.James Faust
Everyone should carefully observe which way his heart draws him, and then choose that way with all his strength.Hasidic saying
The greatest antidote to insecurity and the sense of fear is compassion — it brings one back to the basis of one's inner strengthDalai Lama
Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.William Channing
Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits the shock of the iron before it can give forth its spark.Henri-Frederic Amiel
With courage you will dare to take risks, have the strength to be compassionate, and the wisdom to be humble. Courage is the foundation of integrity.Keshavan Nair
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared…Helen Keller
He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.Lao Tzu
Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.Albert Einstein
Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend.Martin Luther King Jr.
Nothing is so strong as gentleness. Nothing is so gentle as real strength.Frances de Sales
Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.Plato
Intuition is the very force or activity of the soul in its experience through whatever has been the experience of the soul itself.Henry Reed
Strength to carry on despite the odds means you have faith in your own abilities and know how.Byron Pulsifer
Our passion is our strength.Billie Armstrong
True happiness means forging a strong spirit that is undefeated, no matter how trying our circumstances.Daisaku Ikeda
Compassion and happiness are not a sign of weakness but a sign of strength.Dalai Lama
Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to…Harriet Tubman
Learn wisdom from the ways of a seedling. A seedling which is never hardened off through stressful situations will never become a strong productive…Stephen Sigmund
Let yourself be silently drawn by the stronger pull of what you really love.Rumi
The more you care, the stronger you can be.Jim Rohn
Continuous effort—not strength or intelligence—is the key to unlocking our potential.Winston Churchill
Bold is not the act of foolishness but the attribute and inner strength to act when others will not so as to move forward not backward.Byron Pulsifer
When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.Audre Lorde
Strong people make as many mistakes as weak people. Difference is that strong people admit their mistakes, laugh at them, learn from them. That is…Richard Needham
Our ability to achieve happiness and success depends on the strength of our wings.Catherine Pulsifer
For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.Rudyard Kipling
I strongly believe that those of us who are privileged to have wealth should contribute significantly to try and create a better world for the…Azim Premji
I am lucky that whatever fear I have inside me, my desire to win is always stronger.Serena Williams
Your love makes me strong. Your hate makes me unstoppable.Cristiano Ronaldo
There are better starters than me, but I'm a strong finisher.Usain Bolt
I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.Michael Phelps
Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is…Arnold Schwarzenegger

Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind.Mahatma Gandhi

The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.Swami Vivekananda

Justice without force is powerless; force without justice is tyrannical.Blaise Pascal

A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water.Eleanor Roosevelt

Every body perseveres in its state of being at rest or of moving uniformly straight forward, except insofar as it is compelled to change its state by forces impressed.Isaac Newton

Stand up, be bold, be strong. Take the whole responsibility on your own shoulders, and know that you are the creator of your own destiny.Swami Vivekananda

With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.Eleanor Roosevelt

It isn't always easy to apologize for your mistakes but doing so shows a person with a strong sense of self.Byron Pulsifer

Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that's very important for good health.Dalai Lama

Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.Seneca

Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.Napoleon Hill

Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.Oprah Winfrey

Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.Bruce Lee

Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.Sun Tzu

Strength is life, weakness is death.Swami Vivekananda