My strength is as the strength of ten, because my heart is pure. — Alfred Lord Tennyson

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Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong.

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I don’t need a certain number of friends, just a number of friends I can be certain of.

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Be like a solid tower whose brave height remains unmoved by all the winds that blow; the man who lets his thoughts be turned aside by one thing or another, will lose sight of his true goal, his mind sapped of its strength.

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I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.

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Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength. — Dalai Lama

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Courage is more exhilarating than fear and in the long run it is easier. We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just one 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. – Eleanor Roosevelt

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The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will. - Vince Lombardi

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The struggle you’re in today is developing the strength you need tomorrow. ― Robert Tew

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I'm not funny. What I am is brave.

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