The fact that I have no remedy for all the sorrows of the world is no reason for my accepting yours. It simply supports the strong probability that yours is a fake.
The two main ideas that run through all of my writing, whether it be literary criticism or political polemic are these: I am strong in favor of liberty and I hate fraud.
Strong and independent? I’m neither. I’m just being pushed along by reality, whether I like it or not.
Believe in yourself, even when no one else does.
You will succeed if you persevere; and you will find joy in overcoming obstacles.
When one comes to think of it, there are no such things as divine, immutable, or inalienable rights. Rights are things we get when we are strong enough to make good our claim on them.
Real greatness is often hidden, humble, simple, and unobtrusive. It is not easy to trust ourselves and our actions without public affirmation. We must have strong self-confidence combined with deep humility.
Some circumstantial evidence is very strong, as when you find a trout in the milk.
What wisdom, what warning can prevail against gladness? There is no law so strong that a little gladness may not transgress.
If rightly made, a boat would be a sort of amphibious animal, a creature of two elements, related by one half its structure to some swift and shapely fish, and by the other to some strong-winged and graceful bird.
Women do not win formula one races, because they simply are not strong enough to resist the G-forces. In the boardroom, it is different. I believe women are better able to marshal their thoughts than men and because they are less egotistical they make fewer assumptions.
Remorse is impotence; it will sin again. Only repentance is strong – it can end everything.
Know how sublime a thing it is to suffer and be strong.
Take this sorrow to thy heart and make it part of thee, and it shall nourish thee till thou art strong again.
To be strong is to be happy!
Build me straight. O worthy Master! Staunch and strong, a goodly vessel That shall laugh at all disaster, And with wave and whirlwind wrestle!
Under a spreading chestnut-tree The village smithy stands; The smith, a mighty man is he, With large and sinewy hands; And the muscles of his brawny arms Are strong as iron bands.
Youth comes but once a life time. Perhaps, but it remains strong in many for their entire lives.
Weak minds make treaties with the passions they cannot overcome, and try to purchase happiness at the expense of principle; but the resolute will of a strong man scorns such means, and struggles nobly with his foe to achieve great deeds.
Build today, then strong and sure, With a firm and ample base; And ascending and secure. Shall tomorrow find its place.