Withstand Quotes

182 quotes by 159 authors

A few regular troops from old France, weakened by hunger and sickness, who, when fresh, were unable to withstand the British soldiers, are their general's… — James Wolfe
But peace, too, is a living thing and like all life it must wax and wane, accommodate, withstand trials, and undergo changes. — Hermann Hesse
An abstraction will move a mountain: Nothing can withstand an idea. — Isabel Paterson
Liberty is indeed little less than a name, where the Government is too feeble to withstand the enterprises of faction, to confine each member of… — George Washington
A gentleman can withstand hardships; it is only the small man who, when submitted to them, is swept off his feet. — Confucius
When your views are truly contrarian, they are inevitably uncomfortable. Courage and the ability to withstand pain are required, — Michael Steinhardt
It is not enough to say, 'We are Muslims and have an ideology or our own': we must also be in a position to show… — Muhammad Asad
Every woman should see herself looking uniquely breathtaking, in something tailored to celebrate her body, so that she is better able to appreciate her own… — Susan Jane Gilman
Movies are visual, aural, they involve people, and life, and ideas and art, they are so elastic. They can hold anything, withstand everything, and make… — Wesley Morris
It is not just a person's physical constitution, their intellegence, their education, or even their social conditioning that enables them to withstand hardship. Much more… — Dalai Lama
A tree with strong roots can withstand the most violent storm, but the tree can't grow roots just as the storm appears on the horizon. — Dalai Lama
If the foundation is firm the building can withstand calamities. The practice of yoga is the foundation so that the self is not shaken under… — B.K.S. Iyengar
It is not the fault of the slaveholder that he is cruel, so much as it is the fault of the system under which he… — Solomon Northup
No matter how hard it rains, withstand the pain. — DMX
How much you move affects your strength, your power, your balance, how you look, how you think, how well you withstand the high winds and… — Eric Heiden
As I get older I see that running has changed for me. What used to be about burning calories is now more about burning up… — Kristin Armstrong
I was not long since in a company where I was not who of my fraternity brought news of a kind of pills, by true… — Michel de Montaigne
Humane sentiments are baseless, mad, and improper; they are incredibly feeble; never do they withstand the gainsaying passions, never do they resist bare necessity. — Marquis de Sade
Affection can withstand very severe storms of vigor, but not a long polar frost of indifference. — Walter Scott
No power can withstand divine Love. — Mary Baker Eddy

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