Bending Quote by Aesop

“The reeds give way to the wind and give the wind away”

— A.R. Ammons

A man of feeble character resembles a reed that bends with every gust of wind.

— Magha

You may stand against the wind, but you will fall before the storm

— Mohamad Idrus

Except wind stands as it never stood It is an ill wind turns none to good.

— Thomas Tusser

“She stood in the storm, & when the wind did not blow her away, she adjusted her sails.”

— Elizabeth Edwards

A storm breaks trees. It only bends grass.

— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

The anchor holds in spite of the storm

— Ray Boltz

When a storm blows, you must stand firm. For it is not trying to knock you down, it is really trying to teach you…

— Anonymous

When you become defensive, blame others, and do not accept and surrender to the moment, your life meets resistance. Any time you encounter resistance,…

— Deepak Chopra

“Reeds are strong, you know, Ulean whispered to me. They bend during storms, rather than break. I blinked. Yes, but reeds won’t hold up…

— Yasmine Galenorn

“When you are standing in the middle of a storm you have two choices: Pray to God that it goes away. Or, start praying…

— Shannon L. Alder

“...there was a storm of enormous proportions, with winds so strong that dozens of fish were drawn up from the reedy shallows, then lifted…

— Alice Hoffman