quotations about weakness
In the world there are only two ways of raising one's self, either by one's own industry or by the weakness of others.
JEAN DE LA BRUYÈRE
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attributed, Forty Thousand Quotations
When imperialism feels weak, it resorts to brute force.
HUGO CHÁVEZ
speech, January 31, 2005
I am satisfied there is more weakness among men than malice.
H. W. SHAW
attributed, Day's Collacon
The weak have one weapon: the errors of those who think they are strong.
GEORGES BIDAULT
London Observer, July 15, 1962
As long as I fear my weakness, I am stronger than when I trust my strength.
IVAN PANIN
Thoughts
Opposition's weakness is ruling's strength.
EDITORIAL STAFF
"Jagan's Weakness is TDP's Strength", Gulte, April 15, 2017
God's weakness is stronger than human strength.
MICHAEL P. KNOWLES
Of Seeds and the People of God
A sneer is the weapon of the weak.
JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL
Conversations on Some of the Old Poets
We are not so easily gilded by our most prominent weaknesses, as by those of which we are least aware.
ARTHUR HELPS
Thoughts in the Cloister and the Crowd
Sometimes being weak is the strongest thing that one can do.
ERICA RUCKER
"On depression and Politics", LEO Weekly, November 23, 2016
Anything that you cannot sacrifice pins you. Makes you predictable, makes you weak.
MARK LAWRENCE
Prince of Thorns
Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrupts the many.
ERIC HOFFER
The Passionate State of Mind
I think people are really driven by wanting to be cool. And it just depends on what their definition of cool is, but usually it includes "not being weak," and usually not being weak is defined as not liking things that ladies like.
AIMEE MANN
"The Simple Fix: Aimee Mann on Laughing Through Melancholy", Consequence of Sound, March 22, 2017
As my own body ignores my wishes and gives way beneath me, what I now realize is this: much strength lies in our ability to bravely accept weakness, which inevitably comes to us all. It requires so much more bravery and courage to lay down your weapon, turn to those around you and say "Help me. I have nothing left. Will you carry me for a while?" Instead of perpetually fighting, running away from weakness and remaining in denial, there comes a time when it is all the more honorable and courageous to stop, turn, and fully embrace your weakness.
SAMUEL WATERS
"Cancer Chronicles: Heroes of Weakness", Falls Church News-Press, February 4, 2016
Our weaknesses are the indigenous produce of our characters; but our strength is the forced fruit.
LADY BLESSINGTON
attributed, Day's Collacon
Weakness is the only fault which cannot be cured.
FRANÇOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD
Maxims
And the weak soul, within itself unbless'd,
Leans for all pleasure on another's breast.
OLIVER GOLDSMITH
The Traveller
A weak man is often so good that he is good for nothing.
E. P. DAY
Day's Collacon
Throughout life, our worst weaknesses and meannesses are usually committed for the sake of the people we most despise.
CHARLES DICKENS
Great Expectations
She lacks the indefinable charm of weakness. It is the feet of clay that make the gold of the image precious.
OSCAR WILDE
The Picture of Dorian Gray