I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death.

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At times to think of one's outer helplessness is good, but to think always of one's inner strength is infinitely better. — Sri Chinmoy

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Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength. -Saint Francis de Sales

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We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. — Marie Curie

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I will do nothing lightly. When I walk, I will walk heavily. When I fight, I will fight with conviction. When I speak, I will speak strongly. When I feel, I will feel everything. When I love, I will love with everything. - Evan Tanner

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The greatest antidote to insecurity & sense of fear is compassion. It brings one back to the basis of one's inner strength. — Dalai Lama

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We can escape from everything, but not from ourselves.

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Young Shia who have been brought up with nothing, who are pretty anarchic, pretty dangerous. In 2004 when they came close to killing me, and of course they have killed very large numbers of other Iraqis. That's a major source of strength for Muqtada. — Patrick Cockburn

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There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power.

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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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