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Strength

Give me a firm place to stand, and I will move the earth.
- Archimedes

Strength is a matter of a made up mind.
- John Beecher

The awareness of our own strength makes us modest.
- Paul Cezanne

It is truly said: It does not take much strength to do things,
but it requires great strength to decide what to do.
- Chow Ching

Something we were withholding made us weak until we found it was ourselves.
- Robert Frost

When a thing is not done, continuing to work is the strength;
but when it is done, the strength lies in stopping.
- Eric Maisel

True strength is delicate.
- Louise Nevelson

My only strength is finding something where most people would find nothing.
- Mary Pratt

The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists.
- Japanese proverb

We must have strong minds, ready to accept facts as they are.
- Harry S Truman

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