--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Some say holding on is what makes you…" description: "\"Some say holding on is what makes you strong, but sometimes..it takes much more strengh, just to let go and move on.\" — Anonymous" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d83/anonymous-1_moving-on_some-say-holding-on-is-what-makes-you-st_1872255.jpg" --- # Some say holding on is what makes you strong, but… ![“Some say holding on is what makes you strong, but sometimes..it takes much more strengh, just to let go and move on.” quote by Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d83/anonymous-1_moving-on_some-say-holding-on-is-what-makes-you-st_1872255.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d83/anonymous-1_moving-on_some-say-holding-on-is-what-makes-you-st_1872255.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d83/anonymous-1_moving-on_some-say-holding-on-is-what-makes-you-st_1872255.jpg) > “Some say holding on is what makes you strong, but sometimes..it takes much more strengh, just to let go and move on.” [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Holding on can be a source of strength, yet sometimes letting go requires even greater courage. **In simple terms:** Letting go can be harder than holding on. Key Takeaway Embrace the courage to release and move forward. Themes resilience growth change Mood hopeful reflective Type motivational philosophical When to use this quote - personal loss - career transition - relationship ending Key Concepts emotional strength psychological flexibility Questions to Reflect On - What are you afraid to release? - How does letting go empower you? A Different Perspective Letting go may lead to uncertainty and fear. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Holding](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/holding/) [Holding Makes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/holding-makes-1120496/) [Letting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/letting/) [Moving on](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/moving-on/) [Strengh Just](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/strengh-just-2591020/) [Strong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/strong/) [Takes Strengh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/takes-strengh-2591019/) ## Related quotes > [Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/some-of-us-think-holding-on-makes-us-strong-but-sometimes-it-is/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Some people think its holding on that makes one strong, sometimes its letting go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/some-people-think-its-holding-on-that-makes-one-strong-sometimes-its/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [People think it is holding on that makes you stronger, but sometimes it's letting go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/candy/people-think-it-is-holding-on-that-makes-you-stronger-but-sometimes/) [CANDY](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/candy/) > [Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go but sometimes it is letting go](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/some-of-us-think-holding-on-makes-us-strong-but-sometimes-it-is-2/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Holding on makes you crave somesome, letting go makes you crave them more](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author-name/holding-on-makes-you-crave-somesome-letting-go-makes-you-crave-them/) [Author Name](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/author-name/) > [People think that it's holding on that makes you stronger, but sometimes its letting go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anurag-prakash-ray/people-think-that-it-s-holding-on-that-makes-you-stronger-but/) [Anurag Prakash Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anurag-prakash-ray/) > [Some of us think holding on is what makes us strong, but sometimes its letting go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/some-of-us-think-holding-on-is-what-makes-us-strong-but-sometimes-its/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [You cannot let go of anything if you cannot notice that you are holding it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-cannot-let-go-of-anything-if-you-cannot-notice-that-you-are/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [I will never know which to chose, letting go or holding on. 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That's how we learn and grow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/life-is-full-of-change-that-s-how-we-learn-and-grow/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [You'll seldom experience regret for anything that you've done. It is what you haven't done that will torment you. The message, therefore, is clear.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-ll-seldom-experience-regret-for-anything-that-you-ve-done-it-is/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Scrabble - The game is available in Braille. That’s a nice fact. This makes me feel better about humanity for some reason. I can’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/scrabble-the-game-is-available-in-braille-that-s-a-nice-fact-this/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Everyone needs someone to love, and I choose you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/everyone-needs-someone-to-love-and-i-choose-you/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“THIS tale of my sore-troubled life I write,    To thank the God of nature, who conveyed    My soul to me, and with such care…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/this-tale-of-my-sore-troubled-life-i-write-to-thank-the-god-of-nature/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Put on my J's and dance the whole night away Im naughty by nature like Im hip-hop hooray With my hands in the sky,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/put-on-my-j-s-and-dance-the-whole-night-away-im-naughty-by-nature/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Me.. I have been through a lot, but I still manage to have a smile on my face. Im not worried about the past…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/me-i-have-been-through-a-lot-but-i-still-manage-to-have-a-smile-on-my/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Distance is a test of love. many will fail for those who can't withstand it, but for those who can, theres only one answer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/distance-is-a-test-of-love-many-will-fail-for-those-who-can-t/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Im sorry I ever tried...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/im-sorry-i-ever-tried/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Being betrayed by the one you love is the worst feeling in the world...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/being-betrayed-by-the-one-you-love-is-the-worst-feeling-in-the-world/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Let children support their parents or be imprisoned.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/let-children-support-their-parents-or-be-imprisoned/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The only person I've ever purposely caused pain here is myself...By simply sharing, caring too much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-only-person-i-ve-ever-purposely-caused-pain-here-is-myself-by/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“Start a business, not a startup”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/start-a-business-not-a-startup/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The truth is, of course, that the curtness of the Ten Commandments is an evidence, not of the gloom and narrowness of a religion,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-truth-is-of-course-that-the-curtness-of-the-ten-commandments-is/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Explore all 162,899 Anonymous quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## More Holding quotes > [We do not know which irresponsible Israeli prime minister will take office and decide to use nuclear weapons in the struggle against neighboring Arab…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mordechai-vanunu/we-do-not-know-which-irresponsible-israeli-prime-minister-will-take/) [Mordechai Vanunu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mordechai-vanunu/) > [If holding onto them requires you to lower your self-worth and self-respect let go of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonya-parker/if-holding-onto-them-requires-you-to-lower-your-self-worth-and-self/) [Sonya Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonya-parker/) > [Like, you can't tell a certain race, like, 'You're supposed to act this way, and you're not supposed to act this way because of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kreayshawn/like-you-can-t-tell-a-certain-race-like-you-re-supposed-to-act-this/) [Kreayshawn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kreayshawn/) > [Hold tenderly that which you cherish, for it is precious and a tight grip may crush it. Do not let the fear of dropping…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-alberti/hold-tenderly-that-which-you-cherish-for-it-is-precious-and-a-tight/) [Bob Alberti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-alberti/) > [I can conquer the world with one hand, as long as you are holding the other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-smith/i-can-conquer-the-world-with-one-hand-as-long-as-you-are-holding-the/) [Megan Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-smith/) > [“Holding something doesn't make it yours. 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That actually saps your strength, it saps your stamina.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-eubank-jr/if-you-re-throwing-punches-or-exerting-energy-but-you-re-not/) [Chris Eubank Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-eubank-jr/) > [“There is always power in holding a secret.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-hobb/there-is-always-power-in-holding-a-secret/) [Robin Hobb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-hobb/) > [I'm still holding on to something that I know will never happen, because I have this little piece of hope that someday, it will.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-m-still-holding-on-to-something-that-i-know-will-never-happen/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The real reason you struggling with letting go is because you keep holding on to what they use to be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ash-sweeney/the-real-reason-you-struggling-with-letting-go-is-because-you-keep/) [Ash Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ash-sweeney/) > [“It's the touching they both long for. 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