"Strength is a facade for the proud,..." - Quote by William James
Strength is a facade for the proud, weakness is a mask for the lazy.
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“It has always been the opinion and judgment of wise men that nothing can be so uncertain as fame or power not founded on its own strength.”
“It is not in numbers, but in unity, that our great strength lies.”
“The man or the woman who can display the nonviolence of the brave can easily stand against as external invasion.”
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“The trodden worm curls up. This testifies to its caution. It thus reduces its chances of being trodden upon again. In the language of morality: Humility.”
“The weakest goes to the wall.”
“Everything that can weaken us as a race we have had for the last thousand years. It seems as if during that period the national life had this one end in view, viz how to make us weaker and weaker, till we have become real earthworms, crawling at the feet of every one who dares to put his foot on us. Therefore my friends, as one of your blood, as one that lives and dies with you, let me tell you that we want strength, strength, and every time strength.”