Weakness Quotes - Page 7

• As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness weakness.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Life, Peace, Simple

  Henry David Thoreau (2013). “Quotable Thoreau: An A to Z Glossary of Inspiring Quotations from Henry David Thoreau”, p.88, BookBaby

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• Simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline; simulated fear postulates courage; simulated weakness postulates strength.

  Laozi

  Inspirational, Strength, Courage

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• The mortal race is far too weak not to grow dizzy on unwonted brights.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Race, Dizzy, Grows

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• Real true faith is man's weakness leaning on God's strength.

  Dwight L. Moody

  Strength, Faith, God

  Dwight L Moody (1996). “The Way To God: Moody Classics Series”, p.53, Moody Publishers

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• Let our weakness be what it will, mankind will still be weaker; and whilst there is a world, 'tis woman that will govern it.

  John Vanbrugh

  Women, World, Mankind

  Sir John Vanbrugh (1982). “The Provoked Wife”, p.114, Manchester University Press

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• In a contest with a weaker party it is more honorable to yield than to force concession. Magnanimity becomes the strong.

  Christian Nestell Bovee

  Strong, Party, Yield

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• What played to what had been a relative weakness for us-this was exploding overseas as well, and we had to scramble to mount some reach and get into places and be competitive on the ground.

  Brit Hume

  Literature, Wells, Exploding

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• Vulnerability is not weakness. And that myth is profoundly dangerous... I define vulnerability as emotional risk, exposure, uncertainty. It fuels our daily lives.

  Brené Brown

  Emotional, Risk, Fuel

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• Our weaknesses are not as negative as we may believe. They make us rely upon God's grace and power for greater Christlikeness and ministry.

  Paul Washer

  Believe, Rely Upon, Grace

  Twitter post from Jun 13, 2009

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• What amazes me most is to see that everyone is not amazed at his own weakness.

  Blaise Pascal

  Amazed

  "Human Happiness".

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• He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.

  Louisa May Alcott

  Inspirational, Strength, Being Strong

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• There are two kinds of weakness, that which breaks and that which bends.

  James Russell Lowell

  Destiny, Two, Kind

  James Russell Lowell (2016). “Delphi Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell (Illustrated)”, p.1204, Delphi Classics

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

  Washington Irving

  Strength, Sad, Sympathy

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

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  Mahatma Gandhi, Mohandas Gandhi, Ronald Duncan (2005). “Gandhi: Selected Writings”, p.54, Courier Corporation

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• My weaknesses have always been food and men - in that order.

  Dolly Parton

  Love, Funny, Food

  Twitter post from Jun 21, 2010

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• Of all human weakness obsession is the most dangerous. And the silliest.

  Woody Allen

  Obsession, Dangerous, Humans

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• All haste implies weakness.

  George MacDonald

  Haste

  George MacDonald (1868). “Robert Falconer”, p.120

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• Lack of fairness to an opponent is essentially a sign of weakness.

  Emma Goldman

  Opponents, Fairness

  Emma Goldman (2011). “Living My Life (Two Volumes in One)”, p.689, Cosimo, Inc.

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• It is dangerous, at any time, to multiply sources of weakness.

  Lord Acton

  Source, Dangerous

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• Fatigue roughens up the edges of your nerves; it exposes your fears and your weaknesses.

  June Havoc

  Nerves, Fatigue, Edges

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• One's weakness should not ever be revealed.

  Chanakya

  Political, Should

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• We often mistake the original part of ourselves for a weakness.

  Mason Cooley

  Mistake, Originality, Originals

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• Our weaknesses are the indigenous produce of our characters; but our strength is the forced fruit.

  Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington

  Character, Fruit, Produce

  Marguerite Countess of Blessington, Marguerite GARDINER (Countess of Blessington.) (1839). “Desultory Thoughts and Reflections”, p.105

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• It is not a sign of weakness, but a sign of high maturity, to rise to the level of self-criticism.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Maturity, Self, Criticism

  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2010). “Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?”, p.151, Beacon Press

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• Perfection in wisdom, as well as in integrity, is neither required nor expected in these agents (public servants). It belongs not to man. The wise know too well their weaknesses to assume infallibility; and he who knows most, knows best how little he knows.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Wise, Integrity, Men

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