Quotes

“There are two ways of exerting one’s strength; one is pushing down, the other is pulling up.” – Booker T. Washington

“It is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love.” – J.R.R. Tolkien

“Those who hope, by retiring from the world, to earn a holiday from human frailty, in themselves and others, are usually disappointed.” – Iris Murdoch

“Do your best and trust that others do their best. And be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.” – Mother Teresa

“Whatever happens to you belongs to you. Make it yours. Feed it to yourself even if it feels impossible to swallow. Let it nurture you, because it will.” – Cheryl Strayed

“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, “I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along”…You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“Courage is not something that you already have that makes you brave when the tough times start. Courage is what you earn when you’ve been through the tough times and you discover they aren’t so tough after all.” – Malcolm Gladwell

“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