#weak

To plead for the Oppress'd and to defend the Weak seem'd to me a generous undertaking; for tho' it may be secure, 'tis not always Honourable to run over to the strongest party. ↗

— Mary Astell

#defend #generous #honourable #may #me

It is often said that men are ruled by their imaginations; but it would be truer to say they are governed by the weakness of their imaginations. ↗

— Walter Bagehot

#imaginations #men #often #ruled #said

Powerful states can maintain themselves only by crime, little states are virtuous only by weakness. ↗

— Mikhail Bakunin

#little #maintain #only #powerful #states

Because Islam in its original form was tough and hard, not weak and pliable. ↗

— Abu Bakar Bashir

#form #hard #islam #original #pliable

Oil wealth has been a curse on us, made us weak and docile. ↗

— Abu Bakar Bashir

#curse #docile #made #oil #us

This claustrophobia was the only weakness I had. It's not my fault. It's just in my mind. ↗

— Felix Baumgartner

#had #i #just #mind #only

God appoints our graces to be nurses to other men's weaknesses. ↗

— Henry Ward Beecher

#god #graces #men #nurses #other

Should that worse scenario materialize, then most probably our propensity to increase interest rates will be weaker. ↗

— Marek Belka

#interest #materialize #most #our #probably

The weak have one weapon: the errors of those who think they are strong. ↗

— Georges Bidault

#strong #think #those #weak #weapon

The problem is that you cannot prove yourself against someone who is much weaker than yourself. ↗

— Martin Van Creveld

#cannot #much #problem #prove #someone