It’s a funny thing, life.
We have a tendency to overestimate our own abilities while underestimating others. While the human mind excels at computations, it struggles to forecast our own potential.
When we need strength, however, we are more likely to look for it outside of ourselves. This can be found in spirituality or religion, in relationships, or simply in the words of others who have faced similar challenges before us.
The following quotes demonstrate how successful people have perceived strength throughout history. What you’ll see is that it’s their thinking and approach toward discovering the strength that might help them persevere in the face of adversity.
Tough times are unavoidable, and it’s a fact that many of us refuse to acknowledge. We can grow as humans and go on to push the boundaries and enjoy a deeper and more satisfying existence if we recognize that we are capable of doing so and are prepared in our attitudes and ideas.
You can discover a lot of strength in adversity.
40+ Quotes About Finding strength in love
Have you heard the expression “pressure creates diamonds?” It derives from the fact that coal, which is dark and filthy, transforms into diamonds when subjected to high pressure for an extended length of time. Diamonds are one of our most valuable jewels. The human person is no exception. When we regularly stress our muscles, they expand, and when our immune system meets obstacles, it strengthens. And that’s exactly what happens when we face obstacles in life and approach them with the conviction that they can help us become more mentally robust.
That which does not kill us makes us stronger.― Friedrich Nietzsche
In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.― Albert Camus
Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.― Maya Angelou
Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.___William Ellery Channing
Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.___Khalil Gibran
Love is a felt sense of connection between people and things. When we feel that we are connected to others, we share burdens and we share strengths so that ultimately we feel more powerful and capable in times of need. This is why so many people throughout history have placed such significant importance on a greater power or the greater good.
The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song.___Psalm 28:7
Believe in a love that is being stored up for you like an inheritance, and have faith that in this love there is a strength and a blessing so large that you can travel as far as you wish without having to step outside it.___Rainer Maria Rilke
Listen to the people who love you. Believe that they are worth living for even when you don’t believe it. Seek out the memories depression takes away and project them into the future. Be brave; be strong; take your pills. Exercise because it’s good for you even if every step weighs a thousand pounds. Eat when food itself disgusts you. Reason with yourself when you have lost your reason.___Andrew Solomon
One’s dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but it can never be taken away unless it is surrendered.___Michael J. Fox
There is a saying in Tibetan, ‘Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.”No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that’s our real disaster.___14th Dalai Lama
It is good to love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is well done.___Vincent Van Gogh
A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.― Veronica Roth
Don’t be afraid of your fears. They’re not there to scare you. They’re there to let you know that something is worth it.― C. JoyBell C
The harder you fall, the heavier your heart; the heavier your heart, the stronger you climb; the stronger you climb, the higher your pedestal.___Criss Jami
We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided.___J.K. Rowling
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.___Lao Tzu
It is good to love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is well done.___Vincent Van Gogh
Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.___Arnold Schwarzenegger
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.― Mahatma Gandhi
The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.___Ernest Hemingway
It’s not always necessary to be strong, but to feel strong.― Jon Krakauer
In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.― Albert Camus
Nobody can hurt me without my permission.― Mahatma Gandhi
Anyone can hide. Facing up to things, working through them, that’s what makes you strong.― Sarah Dessen
I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.___Audrey Hepburn
I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.― Jane Austen
Life is very interesting. In the end, some of your greatest pains become your greatest strengths.___Drew Barrymore
The people we meet with the most interesting personalities and the most refined values are very often those who have been through difficult times. Imagine that your character is like a piece of marble, and every tough situation is chipping away at little pieces of you that are unnecessary. With enough time, something refined and interesting will emerge. Though it is up to you to develop a positive value system that means what emerges is beautiful. Those who bear life’s suffering without guidance are at risk of falling prey to nihilism.
It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.― Frederick Douglass
I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ’Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.___Thomas Paine
You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.― Marcus Aurelius
And one has to understand that braveness is not the absence of fear but rather the strength to keep on going forward despite the fear.___Paulo Coelho
He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.___Louisa May Alcott
Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.____Mahatma Gandhi
You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.___Marcus Aurelius
A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.____Christopher Reeve
Nothing is more beautiful than the smile that has struggled through the tears.___Demi Lovato
All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me…. You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.___Walt Disney
Many of us have the misconception that strength is an inherent trait that we can’t change. That may be true in certain physical domains, though it would be argued by behavioural scientists that we underestimate our capacity for improvement. Psychological resilience, for example, is one area that is very flexible, and through training and therapy can be changed significantly. We often see strong people and believe they were always like that, but that’s cause we’re only seeing a snapshot of their life. If we saw all the moments they’d felt weak, we would understand that they’re very much human like us.
The world breaks every one and afterward many are strong at the broken places.― Ernest Hemingway
Make up your mind that no matter what comes your way, no matter how difficult, no matter how unfair, you will do more than simply survive. You will thrive in spite of it.____Joel Osteen
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.___Chris Bradford
