Overcomes Quotes

116 Overcomes quotes by 90 unique authors

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle
What makes a kingdom great is its being like a down-flowing river,--the central point towards which all the smaller streams under Heaven converge; or like… — Laozi
He who overcomes others has force; he who overcomes himself is strong. — Laozi
We can do nothing without prayer. All things can be done by importunate prayer. It surmounts or removes all obstacles, overcomes every resisting force and… — Edward McKendree Bounds
The core of a soldier is moral discipline. It is intertwined with the discipline of physical and mental achievement. It motivates doing on your own… — William G. Bainbridge
True spirit of Judo is nothing but the gentle and diligent free spirit. Judo rests on flexible action of mind and body. The word flexible… — Kyuzo Mifune
The lion who breaks the enemy's ranks is a minor hero compared to the lion who overcomes himself. — Unknown Author
The child's conquest of independence begins with his first introduction to life. While he is developing, he perfects himself and overcomes every obstacle that he… — Maria Montessori
If you want to shrink something, you must first allow it to expand. If you want to get rid of something, you must first allow… — Laozi
Next to victory, there is nothing so sweet as defeat, if only the right adversary overcomes you. — Henry Ward Beecher
Whatever it is, / I cannot understand it, / although gratitude / stubbornly overcomes me / until I'm reduced to tears. — SaigyÅ
The federal statute is invalid, for no legitimate purpose overcomes the purpose and effect to disparage and injure those whom the state, by its marriage… — Anthony Kennedy
The brave man is he who overcomes not only his enemies but his pleasures — Democritus
Love overcomes hate. Love has no color. Love has no orientation. All is love. — Adam Lambert
The weak overcomes its/ menace, the strong over-/comes itself. — Marianne Moore
The brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures. Some men are masters of cities, but… — Democritus
If Christ has once possessed the affections, there is no dispossessing of him again. A fire in the heart overcomes all fires without. — Richard Sibbes
In this world, there is nothing softer or thinner than water. But to compel the hard and unyielding, it has no equal. That the weak… — Laozi
The Tempter masters the lazy and irresolute man who dwells on the attractive side of things, ungoverned in his senses, and unrestrained in his food,… — Gautama Buddha
It is a symbol evoking a reality that touches the depths of the person ... the light of goodness that vanquishes evil, of love that… — Pope Benedict XVI
In a jump, the subject, in a sudden burst of energy, overcomes gravity. He cannot simultaneously control his expressions, his facial and his limb muscles.… — Philippe Halsman
He whose intellect overcomes his lust is higher than the angels; he whose lust overcomes his intelligence is less than an animal. — Unknown Author
He who overcomes himself is divine. Most see their ruin before their eyes; but they go on into it. — Leopold von Ranke
Movement overcomes cold. — Laozi
Stillness overcomes heat. — Laozi

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