I wish to preach not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of strenuous life.

I wish to preach not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of strenuous life.

Strong are her sons, though rocky are her shores.

Strong are her sons, though rocky are her shores.

For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose:
therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength read more

For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose:
therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit
still.

Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men! Do no pray for tasks equal to your powers. read more

Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men! Do no pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for power equal to your tasks.

The stronger always succeeds.
[Lat., Plus potest qui plus valet.]

The stronger always succeeds.
[Lat., Plus potest qui plus valet.]

A threefold cord is not quickly broken.

A threefold cord is not quickly broken.

Life demands from you only the strength you posses. One feat is possible -- not to have run away.

Life demands from you only the strength you posses. One feat is possible -- not to have run away.

Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.

Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.

I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does read more

I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does not doubt my courage or my toughness, who does not believe me naive or innocent, who has the courage to treat me like a woman.