"Nothing is so strong as gentleness. Nothing is so gentle as real strength." ~ Frances de Sales
"When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid." ~ Audre Lorde
"Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts." ~ Pearl Buck
"Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power." ~ Tao Te Ching
"Yesterday I dared to struggle. Today I dare to win." ~ Bernadette Devlin
"The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery." ~ Anais Nin
"The greatest test of courage on the earth is to bear defeat without losing heart." ~
R. G. Ingersoll
"Courage is just fear holding on a minute longer."
"I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And that which I can do, by the grace of God, I will do." ~ Dwight L. Moody
"Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men." ~ Goethe
"Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on Simplicity." ~ Plato
"The true perfection of man lies not in what man has, but in what man is." ~ Oscar Wilde