quotations about weakness
And the weak soul, within itself unbless'd,
Leans for all pleasure on another's breast.
OLIVER GOLDSMITH
The Traveller
Each life stage involves a critical psychological conflict or crisis that must be resolved unceasingly if the human being is to remain psychologically alive ... there is a focal tension or conflict between a positive, growth-oriented strength and a negative growth-impeding weakness; and healthy growth requires that the individual obtain a preponderance of the designated strength over the weakness, though the weakness is never entirely overcome.
ALLAN HUGH COLE
Converging Horizons: Essays in Religion, Psychology, and Caregiving
Sometimes, being weak is more beneficial than being too strong. Being strong brings in attack but being weak attracts help. The hard and stiff can be broken, but the soft and flexible will prevail.
JOSHUA CHOON-MIN KANG
"The Secret Contained in the Smallest, Weakest Step", Christianity Today, July 29, 2016
Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrupts the many.
ERIC HOFFER
The Passionate State of Mind
We are not so easily gilded by our most prominent weaknesses, as by those of which we are least aware.
ARTHUR HELPS
Thoughts in the Cloister and the Crowd
Are you or aren't you convinced that weakness is a man's condition? How can you raise yourself if you haven't fallen first?
CESARE PAVESE
The Devil in the Hills
Anything that you cannot sacrifice pins you. Makes you predictable, makes you weak.
MARK LAWRENCE
Prince of Thorns
As my own body ignores my wishes and gives way beneath me, what I now realize is this: much strength lies in our ability to bravely accept weakness, which inevitably comes to us all. It requires so much more bravery and courage to lay down your weapon, turn to those around you and say "Help me. I have nothing left. Will you carry me for a while?" Instead of perpetually fighting, running away from weakness and remaining in denial, there comes a time when it is all the more honorable and courageous to stop, turn, and fully embrace your weakness.
SAMUEL WATERS
"Cancer Chronicles: Heroes of Weakness", Falls Church News-Press, February 4, 2016
Weakness is the only fault which cannot be cured.
FRANÇOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD
Maxims
Argue for your limitations, and sure enough, they're yours.
RICHARD BACH
Illusions
Our weaknesses are the indigenous produce of our characters; but our strength is the forced fruit.
LADY BLESSINGTON
attributed, Day's Collacon
There is power in being weak as long as you work to be strong.
GARRICK BRIDGEFORTH
Words of the Bible Explained
Opposition's weakness is ruling's strength.
EDITORIAL STAFF
"Jagan's Weakness is TDP's Strength", Gulte, April 15, 2017
It is the destiny of the weak to be devoured by the strong.
OTTO VON BISMARCK
attributed, Bismarck and the German Empire
The weak are more likely to make the strong weak than the strong are likely to make the weak strong.
MARLENE DIETRICH
"Weakness", Marlene Dietrich's ABC
That which yields, is not always weak.
JACQUELINE CAREY
Kushiel's Dart
The devil knows your Achilles' heel and will try to use it.
ELIZABETH SMITH
God Speaks Through Ordinary Things
Earthly weakness is only a cover for who you truly are. Remove this garment in Love, not fear. Your weakness is a reflection of your humanity.
NICKOLAS MARTIN & LINDA M. MARTIN
The Two Voices Within: Balancing the Energies of Ego and Spirit to Enhance Your Life
She lacks the indefinable charm of weakness. It is the feet of clay that make the gold of the image precious.
OSCAR WILDE
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Sometimes being weak is the strongest thing that one can do.
ERICA RUCKER
"On depression and Politics", LEO Weekly, November 23, 2016