A weak mind is like a microscope, which magnifies trifling things but cannot receive great ones.

A weak mind is like a microscope, which magnifies trifling things but cannot receive great ones.

If you think a weakness can be turned into a strength, I hate to tell you this, but that's another read more

If you think a weakness can be turned into a strength, I hate to tell you this, but that's another weakness

The greatest weakness of all is the great fear of appearing weak.

The greatest weakness of all is the great fear of appearing weak.

The 'morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men read more

The 'morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised.

We must have a weak spot or two in our character before we can love it much.

We must have a weak spot or two in our character before we can love it much.

Soft-heartedness, in times like these,
Shows sof'ness in the upper story!

Soft-heartedness, in times like these,
Shows sof'ness in the upper story!

We always weaken whatever we exaggerate.
[Fr., On affaiblit toujours tout ce qu'on exagere.]

We always weaken whatever we exaggerate.
[Fr., On affaiblit toujours tout ce qu'on exagere.]

The weak are the most treacherous of us all. They come to the strong and drain them. They are bottomless. read more

The weak are the most treacherous of us all. They come to the strong and drain them. They are bottomless. They are insatiable. They are always parched and always bitter. They are everyone's concern and like vampires they suck our life's blood.

The strength of women is the pretense of weakness, and the weakness of men is the pretense of strength

The strength of women is the pretense of weakness, and the weakness of men is the pretense of strength