“So please ask yourself: ‘What would I do if I weren’t afraid?’ And then go do it.” – Sheryl Sandberg

“It’s one of the secrets of strength: We’re so much more likely to find it in the service of others than in service to ourselves.” – David Levithan

“Develop the strength to do bold things, not the strength to suffer.” – Niccolo Machiavelli

“Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.” – Plato

“Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.” – St. Francis De Sales

“You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force.” – Publilius Syrus

“Between grief and nothing, I will take grief.” – William Faulkner

“You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” – Marcus Aurelius

“Take pride in your pain…you are stronger than those who have none.” – Lois Lowry

“Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength.” – Sigmund Freud