I was happy, I knew that. While experiencing happiness, we have difficulty in being conscious of it. Only when the happiness is past and we look back on it do we suddenly realize - sometimes with astonishment - how happy we had been.

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The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it. - Woodrow Wilson

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Courage isn’t having the strength to go on, it is going on when you don’t have the strength. ― Napoleon Bonaparte

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In every victory, Let it be said of me...My source of strength, My source of hope... Is Christ alone. — Brian Littrell

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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

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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.

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You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. Marcus Aurelius

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If you have a strong purpose in life, you don't have to be pushed. Your passion will drive you there. ― Roy T. Bennett

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The sun himself is weak when he first rises, and gathers strength and courage as the day gets on. ― Charles Dickens

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Anyone can hide. Facing up to things, working through them, that's what makes you strong.

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