Stoic Quotes on Strength

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. – Mahatma Gandhi

The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it. – Molière

Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one. – Bruce Lee

Strength lies in differences, not in similarities. – Stephen Covey

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts. – Winston Churchill

The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places. – Ernest Hemingway

Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle. – Napoleon Hill

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. – Confucius

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important. – Franklin D. Roosevelt

Sometimes you don’t realize your own strength until you come face to face with your greatest weakness. – Susan Gale

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

The task ahead of you is never greater than the strength within you. – Unknown

The turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the core of strength within you that survives all hurt. – Max Lerner

Stoic Quotes on Strength part 2

Do not wait for someone else to validate your existence. Take up the mantle of your own strength and shine. – J.K. Rowling

The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another. – William James

Strength is not about not feeling pain, but about feeling it, acknowledging it, and moving forward anyway. – Unknown

The only way out is through. Face your challenges head on and emerge stronger on the other side. – Unknown

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved. – Helen Keller

You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you. – Unknown

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

You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.’ – Eleanor Roosevelt

Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body. – Seneca

Believe you can and you’re halfway there. – Theodore Roosevelt

In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you. – Deepak Chopra

The strongest people are not those who show strength in front of us but those who win battles we know nothing about. – Unknown

The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials. – Confucius

The measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out. – Thomas Babington Macaulay

It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it. – Lou Holtz

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant. – Horace

It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves. – Sir Edmund Hillary

If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse. – Jim Rohn

You never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice. – Bob Marley

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength while loving someone deeply gives you courage. – Lao Tzu

Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. – Steve Jobs

The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph. – George Washington

Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart. – Roy T. Bennett

Strength isn’t about how much you can handle before you break, it’s about how much you can endure after you’ve been broken. – Unknown

You are never given a dream without also being given the power to make it true. – Richard Bach

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. – Franklin D. Roosevelt

The best way out is always through. – Robert Frost

I am not afraid of storms for I am learning to sail my ship. – Louisa May Alcott

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it. – Maya Angelou

The difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is how you use them. – Unknown

When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about. – Haruki Murakami