#inner-strength

In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.

Lameness is an impediment to the leg, but not to the will; and say this to yourself with regard to everything that happens.

The condition and characteristic of a philosopher is that he looks to himself for all help or harm.

To endure my solitude I was in need of war; I had to force myself into the open, to defend myself.

All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark.

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.

The commander of the forces of a large state may be carried off, but the will of even a common man cannot be taken from him.

A brave person carries their sanctuary and home wherever their two feet stand.

To conquer oneself is a greater victory than to conquer thousands in a battle.

Look well into thyself; there is a source of strength which will always spring up if thou wilt always look.

It is the power of the mind to be unconquerable.