#strength

Religion is an illusion and it derives its strength from the fact that it falls in with our instinctual desires. ↗

— Sigmund Freud

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A nation' s strength ultimately consists in what it can do on its own, and not in what it can borrow from others. ↗

— Indira Gandhi

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

— Mahatma Gandhi

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When restraint and courtesy are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

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Men are apt to mistake the strength of their feeling for the strength of their argument. The heated mind resents the chill touch and relentless scrutiny of logic. ↗

— William E. Gladstone

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All species capable of grasping this fact manage better in the struggle for existence than those which rely upon their own strength alone: the wolf, which hunts in a pack, has a greater chance of survival than the lion, which hunts alone. ↗

— Christian Lous Lange

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I like strength. I depend on my own. ↗

— Shelby Lynne

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He's an innocent in a lot of ways. He's a very simple person who really doesn't have the resources or the strength, ultimately, to handle the situation. ↗

— Jared Leto

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I think this orchestra's strengths involve drama and voice. ↗

— James Levine

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Insincerity is always weakness; sincerity even in error is strength. ↗

— George Henry Lewes

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