Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.

African women in general need to know that it's OK for them to be the way they are - to see the way they are as a strength, and to be liberated from fear and from silence.

Each relationship nurtures a strength or weakness within you.

True strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to something beyond himself.

And when a woman's will is as strong as the man's who wants to govern her, half her strength must be concealment.

Strength of mind rests in sobriety for this keeps your reason unclouded by passion.

If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength.

We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.

When it comes to developing character strength, inner security and unique personal and interpersonal talents and skills in a child, no institution can or ever will compare with, or effectively substitute for, the home's potential for positive influence.

In all human affairs there are efforts, and there are results, and the strength of the effort is the measure of the result.