Gain from your opponents without sacrificing your own strength.

Gain from your opponents without sacrificing your own strength.

In that day's feats,
When he might act the woman in the scene,
He prov'd best man read more

In that day's feats,
When he might act the woman in the scene,
He prov'd best man i' th' field, and for his meed
Was brow-bound with the oak.

Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting, but never hit soft.

Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting, but never hit soft.

Thy shoes shall be of iron and brass: and as thy days, so shall
thy strength be.

Thy shoes shall be of iron and brass: and as thy days, so shall
thy strength be.

Strengthen me by sympathizing with my strength, not my weakness.

Strengthen me by sympathizing with my strength, not my weakness.

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.

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.

Superior strength is found in the long run to lie with those who had right on their side.

Superior strength is found in the long run to lie with those who had right on their side.

The least strength suffices to break what is bruised.
[Lat., Minimae vires frangere quassa valent.]

The least strength suffices to break what is bruised.
[Lat., Minimae vires frangere quassa valent.]