"You find out the strength of a..." - Quote by C S Lewis
You find out the strength of a wind by trying to walk against it, not by lying down.
More by C S Lewis
“When the whole world is running towards a cliff, he who is running in the opposite direction appears to have lost his mind.”
“Love may forgive all infirmities and love still in spite of them: but Love cannot cease to will their removal.”
“The very man who has argued you down, will sometimes be found, years later, to have been influenced by what you said”
More on Strength
“The trials and tribulations in your life make you stronger.”
“Women should be tough, tender, laugh as much as possible, and live long lives. The struggle for equality continues unabated, and the woman warrior who is armed with wit and courage will be among the first to celebrate victory.”
“I teach the No to all that makes weak--that exhausts. I teach the Yes to all that strengthens, that stores up strength, that pride.”
More on Adversity
“True character stands the test of emergencies. Do not be mistaken, it is weakness from which the awakening is rude.”
“Men propound mathematical theorems in besieged cities, conduct metaphysical arguments in condemned cells, make jokes on the scaffold, discuss a new poem while advancing to the walls of Quebec, and comb their hair at Thermopylae. This is not panache; it is our nature.”
“The time will come when the evil forms we have known can no more be organized. Man's culture can spare nothing, wants all material. He is to convert all impediments into instruments, all enemies into power.”