“A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people.”
Strength is not always loud. These quotes explore physical power, mental toughness, emotional resilience, and the quiet kind of strength that shows up as consistency when everything around you is falling apart.
“The very strength of a nation eventually proves to be its weakness.”
“A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people.”
“Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong.”
“You must rouse into people's consciousness their own prudence and strength, if you want to raise their character.”
“Nothing symbolizes American strength and vigor more than another unaccountable Washington bureaucrat.”
“Women's strength, women's industry, women's wisdom are humankind's greatest untapped resource. The challenge then for U.N. Women is to show our diverse constituencies how this resource can be effectively tapped in ways that benefit us all.”
“From the depth of need and despair, people can work together, can organize themselves to solve their own problems and fill their own needs with dignity and strength.”
“The awareness of our own strength makes us modest.”
“The spirit of man is more important than mere physical strength, and the spiritual fiber of a nation than its wealth.”
“And, unlike the earlier bombing on the World Trade Center, a major landmark and symbol of the strength of the financial world was, not just damaged but, totally destroyed.”
“Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.”
“Not one man in a thousand has the strength of mind or the goodness of heart to be an atheist.”
“Lust is to the other passions what the nervous fluid is to life it supports them all, lends strength to them all ambition, cruelty, avarice, revenge, are all founded on lust.”
“The strength of America is not in Washington.”
“Conscience is a coward, and those faults it has not strength enough to prevent it seldom has justice enough to accuse.”
“Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have.”