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One of my father's most precious legacies to me was spiritual. I learned from him the value of courage and the strength of will.
Sep 27, 2025
A warrior feeds his body well; he trains it; works on it. Where he lacks knowledge, he studies. But above all he must believe. He must believe in his strength of will, of purpose, of heart and soul.
A warrior...must believe in his strength of will, of purpose, of heart and soul.
What if a puppet could cut its own strings, and in that act of defiance and strength of will become truly alive? Become is own puppetmaster?
It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit.
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress and grow.
It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide on what to do.
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
People do not lack strength; they lack will.
Courage is more exhilarating than fear and in the long run it is easier. We do not have to become heroes over night. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it is not as dreadful as it appeared, discovering we have the strength to stare it down.
Better to be strong than pretty and useless.
Courage isn't having the strength to go on - it is going on when you don't have strength.
You never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.
Anyone can hide. Facing up to things, working through them, that's what makes you strong.
If the leader is filled with high ambition and if he pursues his aims with audacity and strength of will, he will reach them in spite of all obstacles.
All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king.
The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This area of pain divides the champion from someone else who is not a champion. That's what most people lack, having the guts to go on and just say they'll go through the pain no matter what happens.
A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.
Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won't either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are here to risk your heart.
Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength.
Get the hell out of my way!
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.
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
Anyone can give up; it is the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone would expect you to fall apart, now that is true strength.
It is the business of little minds to shrink.
It's the easiest thing in the world for a man to deceive himself.
Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.
The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.
Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.
Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacle s, discouragement s, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.
Strength of will - is essential to your survival and success. The competitor who won't go away, who won't stay down, has one of the most formidable competitive advantages of all. In evaluating people, I prize ego. It often translates into a fierce desire to do their best and an inner confidence that stands them in good stead when things really get rough. Psychologists suggest that there is a strong link between ego and competitiveness. All the great performers I've ever coached had ego to spare.
The best way out is always through.
Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.
Life is very interesting... in the end, some of your greatest pains, become your greatest strengths.
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult
He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today.
Without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently.
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet.
Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.
What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.
Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it's a day you've had everything to do and you've done it.
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that
When you get into a tight place, and everything goes against you till it seems as if you could n't hold on a minute longer, never give up then, for that 's just the place and time that the tide'll turn.
When you look fear in the face, you are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.'