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Mortification from a self-strength, carried on by ways of self-invention, unto the end of a self-righteousness, is the soul and substance of all false religion in the world.
Sep 16, 2025
Life has many ways of testing a person's will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen all at once.
Use the pain as fuel, as a reminder of your strength.
Your demons will cause your angels to sing. Use the pain as fuel.
If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.
We want Shraddhâ, we want faith in our own selves. Strength is life, weakness is death. 'We are the Âtman, deathless and free; pure, pure by nature. Can we ever commit any sin? Impossible!' - such a faith is needed. Such a faith makes men of us, makes gods of us. It is by losing this idea of Shraddha that the country has gone to ruin.
Do you really think it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that there are terrible temptations which it requires strength, strength and courage to yield to.
Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.
The most essential factor is persistence - the determination never to allow your energy or enthusiasm to be dampened by the discouragement that must inevitably come.
I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence but it comes from within. It is there all the time.
The past has no power over the present moment.
Will power is to the mind like a strong blind man who carries on his shoulders a lame man who can see.
Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.
It was high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, 'always do what you are afraid to do.'
Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves.
You never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.
Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing.
Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles.
Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of trauma, I will fear no concussion.
You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves.
Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained.
Energy and persistence conquer all things.
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.
The best way out is always through.
The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.
We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone and as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give others permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult
Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most frightens us.
It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.
We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.
In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins, not through strength but by perseverance.
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.
The only place where your dream becomes impossible is in your own thinking.
Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.
Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.
Always be a first-rate version of yourself.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up.
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.
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