The 99 best phrases about strength

During the course of life, we are faced with situations that make us feel insecure. Phrases of strength are a way to feed the vigor that is in oneself, to remember that, with will and perseverance, many of these apparent limits will be revealed as an illusion.

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The most memorable strength phrases

We have put together a compilation of the best phrases of strength that from their authors show us how to perceive, understand and use it in moments of weakness.

1. There is no reason where there is strength (Pedro Calderón De La Barca)

In this phrase of strength by Calderón de la Barca, one can appreciate the relationship he makes of reason and force, showing the latter as a primitive expression.

2. We lack enough strength to follow all our reason. (Rochefoucauld)

About alternative paths in situations where force does not prevail.

3. If you have the strength, we have the right (Victor Hugo)

A way of expressing the way in which force can create situations of oppression.

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4. The fleeing firefly regains strength in the sleeve (Kobayashi Issa)

This beautiful phrase of strength told us about transformation.

5. We both know what each other feels inside and with the strength of lions our souls kiss (Jens August Schade)

This phrase expresses the strength of desire between two people.

6. There are different types of force applications and you must use all of them (Bruce Lee)

About the conscious use of all your resources. Probably the actor meant not only physical strength.

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7. A free man is one who, having the strength and talent to do one thing, finds no obstacles to his will. (Thomas Hobbes)

Strength as fuel, as the fundamental piece to achieve our goals.

8. In love lies strength and anyone who loves a lot does a lot and can achieve a lot, because that's what love does (Vincent Van Gogh)

This phrase about strength exposes it as the basis of the love that builds.

9. The man who is swimming against the current knows his strength (Woodrow Wilson)

To undertake any project we must know what we have to obtain a good result.

10. By choice or by force, one lives on what is denied (Jean Rostand)

We cannot hide what happens to us at some point, each situation has an energy that will soon move our lives.

11. Thoughts combined with any of the emotions constitute a "magnetic" force that attracts other similar or related thoughts (Napoleon Hill)

This phrase refers to that force that interrelates us.

12. When you have strength, you stop invoking justice (Gustave Le Bon)

In this sentence, force is exposed as a means to achieve something in any way.

13. The deep sleep of my mind was broken by a great thunderclap, so that like a man who awakens by force, I recovered; My sight restored I turned around and stood up, staring, because I wanted to know where he was (Dante Alighieri)

About what strength gives you in moments of discouragement.

14. The forces released cannot be stopped. Wanting to ignore them is simply turning your back on the world (Norman Mailer)

What has power manifests itself in some way, it is better to know it and you become our ally.

15. The secret of your strength is in the strength of your desires (Sigmund Freud)

In this phrase by Freud, it refers to the energy or impulse that we concentrate on something we want.

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16. Life... This word sums up all the riches of the universe that are there, undifferentiated, chaotic, waiting for a force to come to organize them (Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov)

In this phrase of force, it is understood as that energy that changes.

17. When I investigate and discover that the strength of the heavens and the planets is within ourselves, then I sincerely feel I am living among the gods (León Battista Alberti)

The power of the universe within us can lead us to do important things.

18. The surest measure of all strength is the resistance that overcomes (Stefan Zweig)

In this sentence, force is seen as a powerful weapon.

19. Faith is the strength of genius. To magnetize an era you need to love your ideal and transform it into passion (José Ingenieros)

Force brings changes as a consequence of maintaining an active spirit and will.

20. This is not a novel to be dismissed lightly; should be thrown with great force (Dorothy Parker)

In this sentence, force becomes an opinion.

21. How good it is to be like this! Always rowing upwards, and even if everything goes wrong, have the strength to continue (Celeste Carballo)

This phrase shows a force as support.

22. Without a decisive naval force we cannot do anything definitive. And with her, all that is honorable and glorious (George Washington)

There are forces that are necessary, for its value to achieve the objectives.

23. We always attract into our lives what we believe in most strongly, what we yearn for most deeply, what we imagine most realistically (Shakti Gawain)

The force has the power to make things happen.

24. Do not despair, not even because you do not despair. When all seems over, new forces arise. This means you live (Franz Kafka)

Strength as a revitalizing element.

25. To deploy forces, you have to have a good reason. The country must be behind those forces. And they must be trained, prepared and supported (Tom Clancy)

The use of force must be directed with intelligence and prudence.

26. Force is not energy. Certain authors have more muscles than talent (Joseph Joubert)

A different way of conceptualizing force.

27. Be, therefore, conscious possessors of the blessed force that you carry within yourselves (Leopoldo Lugones)

This phrase invites us to know the dimension that our strength possesses.

28. The strength that she carries within herself must be experienced as a kind of lost intelligence that no longer serves her. Marguerite Duras

This phrase refers to when we waste a quality or value and that can be against us.

29. Even the most powerful of human beings has a limited sphere of strength. Take him out of that sphere and attract him to yours; his strength will dissipate (Morihei Ueshiba)

Take advantage of the container's weakness to make it your tool. One of the most inspiring strength phrases.

30. But I am voracious with life. I do too much of everything all the time. Suddenly one day my heart will fail me. The Iron Crab will take me as it took my father. But I'm not afraid of the crab. At least I will have died of an honorable disease. Perhaps, on my tombstone, they will inscribe: "This man died from living too long" (Ian Fleming)

I count this becomes the energy that moves every small part of life.

31. My father once told me: There are some who have to give blood, others have to give strength, so while we can, we give strength (Rigoberta Menchú)

This phrase positions force as a solidarity resource.

32. Making the way at night, the distant lights gave me strength by themselves, by themselves, yesterday, today and tomorrow too (Ko Un)

This phrase about strength tells us that sometimes memories or desires are the energy that accompanies us.

33. I want to be a force for change (Damian Marley)

A life motto that speaks of passion for personal growth.

34. It was his motto. Part of his motto, at least. "Life before death. Strength before weakness. Journey before destination" (Brandon Sanderson)

The strength within the priorities of life.

35. You went from one side of the city to the other, walking through its streets towards your freedom, and I walked towards you, without knowing or understanding what that force was that drove me to keep moving forward (Marc Levy)

The strength of the people who inspire us.

36. What is the secret of the strength that allowed him to pick flowers in the dung? (Boris Cyrulnik)

About impulses that move us towards unexpected situations.

37. A small spark is followed by a great flame (Dante Alighieri)

Things that start small they become big projects.

38. The only forces that favor us are our forces (Ygo Betti)

Each one has and uses the strength that he needs.

39. Force is the immediate vital and primary principle of despotism (Thomas Jefferson)

A wise aphorism about strength.

40. I am more than I appear, all the strength and power of the world is within me (Robien Sharma)

Referring to vigor as a quality.

41. Who has the will has the strength (Meander)

The will nourishes the force to achieve the objectives.

42. The most annoying men in the world are those who have more energy than abilities (Georg Lichtemberg)

A reflection on one of the types of people characterized by the inability to channel their potential.

43. The strongest is never strong enough to always be the master, if he does not transform his strength into right and obedience into duty (Rousseau)

This phrase about strength tells us that the manifestation of love is always the same.

44. We are ignorant, it is true, of the manner in which these bodies act upon each other. Its forces and energies are totally incomprehensible (Hume)

A philosophical reflection about the reason why things happen.

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45. Don't ask for a light load, ask for a strong back (Theodore Roosevelt)

With the force we can undertake any project.

46. Look, in life there are no solutions, but forces in motion. It is necessary to create them, and the solutions come (Antoine de Saint-Exupery)

Goals are achieved by being in constant motion.

47. Although the prince must persuade the people, convince them, he must also use force, because when they no longer believe him, they can be made to believe by force (Machiavelli)

A phrase about force applied to politics.

48. Only balance annihilates strength (Simone Weil)

It means that when we have everything under control the flow of things is slower.

49. Fortune is always favorable to the strong (Terrence)

reassessing the positive aspects of being strong in our life.

50. I love strength, and of the strength that I love, an ant can show as much as an elephant (Stendal)

On the intensity of emotions and how they influence our feelings towards life.

51. The strong destroy each other and the weak continue to live (George Bernad Shaw)

There is an energy that makes strong people dare to carry out projects that transform us.

52. The weakness of strength is to believe in nothing but strength (Paul Valery)

Do not polarize our approach.

53. It is lawful to repel force with force (Ulpiano)

There are things that cannot be used against oneself.

54. Exaggerating one's strength means discovering one's own weakness (Emile Giradin)

This sentence reminds us that everything must be spontaneous.

55. It's what we say when we don't want to show our weakness, we say, Well, even though we're dying, this is called the vulgar bite the bullet, a phenomenon of visceral conversion that has only been observed in the human species (José Saramago)

A sample of the ingenuity of this writer.

56. There is no strength that is enough, if you do not sustain it (Tómas de Kempis)

We are what manage our capabilities.

57. I will continue (Leonardo Da Vinci)

This phrase of force, summarizes the power of force.

58. Compound interest is the most powerful force in the Universe (Albert Einstein)

Einstein was a genius in physics and was also a great connoisseur of the mechanisms of the economy.

59. Strength does not come from physical ability, but from an indomitable will (Mahatma Gandhi)

The will of the people, as long as it has a clean intention, will triumph over all things.

60. The forces that associate for good do not add up, they multiply (Concepción Arenal)

A phrase that we must take into account when carrying out any collective company with other people.

61. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger (Friedrich Nietzsche)

The worst experiences we live will always give us strength for the future.

62. Love is the force that moves the world

A truly moving phrase with which many of us can agree.

63. Peace cannot be maintained by force. It can only be reached through understanding. (Albert Einstein)

Einstein always fought for a world at peace and away from wars.

64. The world breaks anyone. Many become strong in broken places. But those that don't break die (Ernest Hemingway)

Hemingway's literature is loaded with pessimistic and unedifying messages.

65. Nothing is so difficult that strength cannot be achieved (Julius Caesar)

Thanks to his strength and intelligence, Julius Caesar was victorious in most of the military and political conflicts that he experienced.

66. Force can never persuade men; it only manages to make them hypocrites (François Fénelon)

A truly provocative phrase from one of the most important French theologians and poets of the 17th century.

67. In the depths of winter I finally learned that inside me lived an invincible summer (Albert Camus)

68. Love by force is worthless, force without love is energy wasted in vain (Albert Einstein)

69. May the force be with you (Star Wars)

One of the most famous slogans of this film saga created by George Lucas.

70. Unity is strength (Spanish Proverb)

A perspective that we must take into account in our day to day.

71. Love is the humblest force, but the most powerful available to the world. (Mahatma Gandhi)

One of the most remembered phrases of this great Indian politician and activist.

72. With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts (Eleanor Roosevelt)

A new day will always be an opportunity to improve in life.

73. Strength grows in proportion to burden (Thomas Wentworth Higginson)

The burdens we bear throughout our existence will help us to be stronger.

74. There is no strong or consistent tree but the one that the wind whips frequently (Seneca)

The more a person suffers in life, the stronger he will be in the future.

75. You feel your strength in the experience of pain (Jim Morrison)

This American rock star and composer experienced some hardships in his life that made him stronger.

76. The power of love is a tremendous thing. Love is something that transforms the whole world (Tennessee Williams)

This great American playwright is considered one of the most influential of the 20th century and his phrases have remained engraved in the collective imagination.

77. We all have enough strength to bear the misfortune of others (François de La Rochefoucauld)

In difficult periods we must be strong to weather our own hardships and those of others.

78. The more the thoughts are held, the more the mind concentrates, and consequently gains more strength and power (Swami Sivananda)

Mind control will make us much stronger on a psychological level.

79. It's amazing how willpower can build walls (Yann Martel)

Nothing is stronger in the world than the willpower of a human being.

80. The soft is stronger than the hard; water is stronger than rock, love is stronger than violence (Hermann Hesse)

The force of love has proven to be much more effective than any violence.

81. You have to face things with courage, you know. There are some things that cannot be avoided even if we want to, no matter how desirable it is. Strength. Resignation… (Taylor Caldwell)

The strongest people are those who face what they encounter throughout their lives regardless of the consequences.

82. A hero is an ordinary man who finds the strength to persevere and survive the obstacles that stand in his way (Christopher Reeve)

Personal strength lies in the ability to face any adversity.

83. A brave man is capable of recognizing the strength of others (Verónica Roth)

One of the main signs of strength in people.

84. Strong people create their events; the weak suffer what fate imposes on them (Alfred Victor de Vigny)

Being strong means being able to direct one's future and create opportunities to achieve one's goals.

85. It doesn't take a lot of strength to do things, but it takes a lot of strength to decide what to do (Elbert Hubbard)

Willpower can achieve incredible feats.

86. Where there is no fight, there is no strength (Oprah Winfrey)

A very inspiring phrase from what has been one of the best-known faces on American television.

87. Good deeds give us strength to ourselves and inspire the good deeds of others (Samuel Smiles)

We must lead by example and try to make our loved ones better people.

88. In the face of imminent danger, strength is what counts (Lucano)

Strength is a life strategy that allows us to face danger whatever it may be.

89. Fire tests gold; misery strong men (Seneca)

It is in the most terrible situations that we show our strength.

90. The turning point in the growth process is when the core of strength within is discovered, which survives all injuries (Max Lerner)

Once we discover what our strengths are, we can dedicate ourselves to training them.

91. Be faithful in small things, since it is in them that your strength resides (Mother Teresa of Calcutta)

This Catholic nun found strength and virtuosity in the small details of the day.

92. Do not expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong - Calvin Coolidge

Strength is achieved through hard work and promoting effort.

93. It is not wise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to remember that the strongest can weaken and the wise, make mistakes (Gandhi)

A piece of advice that we must take into account to achieve virtuosity and not stray from the established path.

94. Nature has always had more strength than education. (Voltaire)

Nature is unstoppable in all its facets and stops at nothing.

95. The man who fears nothing is as strong as the man who is feared by the whole world (Otto von Bismark)

Someone's strength is normally feared by his enemies.

96. There is a driving force more powerful than steam, electricity and atomic energy: the will (Albert Einstein)

A phrase that we can keep in mind every day of our lives.

97. A strong woman is a woman determined to do something that others are determined not to do (Marge Piercy)

The women who have gone down in history are those who broke stereotypes and made their own luck in life.

98. The gods only protect the strong (Troy)

One of the most remembered phrases of the great King Agamemnon.

99. He who defeats others is strong; he who defeats himself is powerful (Lao Tzu)

Sometimes we are our strongest enemy.