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“hard work good things happen” —Andy Sanchez “Fall seven times, stand up eight.” —Japanese Proverb “And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. ” —Nelson Mandela “That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” —Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900), scholar, writer, philosopher “You have to believe in yourself, that's the secret. Even when I was in the orphanage, when I was roaming the street trying to find enough to eat, even then I thought of myself as the greatest actor in the world. I had to feel the exuberance that comes from utter confidence in yourself. Without it, you go down to defeat.” —Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977), comic actor, filmmaker, writer “Nothing that has ever been thought and said with a clear mind and pure ethical strength is totally in vain; even if it comes from a weak hand and is imperfectly formed, it inspires the ethical spirit to constantly renewed creation.” —Stefan Zweig (1881-1942), writer “Let us speak, though we show all our faults and weaknesses — for it is a sign of strength to be weak, to know it, and out with it.” —Herman Melville (1819-1891), poet, novelist “The best lightning rod for your protection is your own spine.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), essayist, poet, philosopher “Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles.” —Alex Karras (b. 1935), athlete, actor “Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.” —Washington Irving (1783-1859), author “Silence is a source of great strength.” —Lao Tzu (600-531 B.C.), philosopher “What seems nasty, painful, evil, can become a source of beauty, joy, and strength, if faced with an open mind. Every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it as such.” —Henry Miller (1891-1980), author, writer “I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence but it comes from within. It is there all the time.” —Anna Freud (1895-1982), founder of child psychoanalysis “You have power over your mindâ€â€?not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” —Marcus Aurelius (121-180), Roman emperor, philosopher “Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great ones make you feel that you too, can become great. ” —Mark Twain “The strength of a man's virtue must not be measured by his efforts, but by his ordinary life.” —Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), scientist, philosopher “Opinions have greater power than strength of hands.” —Sophocles (497-406 B.C.), Greek tragedian “When two are of one mind, their strength can cut gold.” —Chinese proverb, famous quotes “Libraries are reservoirs of strength, grace and wit, reminders of order, calm and continuity, lakes of mental energy, neither warm nor cold, light nor dark. The pleasure they give is steady, unorgastic, reliable, deep and long-lasting.Dr. Germaine Greer (b. 1939), writer” —Dr. Germaine Greer (b. 1939), writer “Even a toad has four ounces of strength.” —Chinese proverb
“My doom and my strength is to be solitary.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), essayist, poet, philosopher “Old age is not a disease - it is strength and survivorship, triumph over all kinds of vicissitudes and disappointments, trials and illnesses.” —Maggie Kuhn (1905-1995), American. civil rights activist, author “A powerful idea communicates some of its strength to him who challenges it.” —Marcel Proust (1871-1922), novelist “These are days when no one should rely unduly on his “competence.” Strength lies in improvisation. All the decisive blows are struck left-handed.” —Walter Benjamin (1892-1940), critic, philosopher
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