“There is nothing stronger in this world than gentleness.”
Han Suyin (1917–2012) physician and author
Source: Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
“There is nothing stronger in this world than gentleness.”
Han Suyin (1917–2012) physician and author
“Nothing is stronger than habit.”
Nil adsuetudine maius.
Ovid book Ars amatoria
Variant translation: Nothing is more powerful than custom.
Book II, line 345
Ars Amatoria (The Art of Love)
“There's nothing stronger than the heart of a volunteer.”
James Doolittle (1896–1993) United States Air Force Medal of Honor recipient
“…nothing is stronger than true reality.”
Melissus of Samos (-470–-430 BC) Eleatic philosopher
Fragments of Melissus's On Nature, Fragment 8
“Nothing is more necessary or stronger in us than rebellion.”
Georges Bataille (1897–1962) French intellectual and literary figure
Source: The Unfinished System of Nonknowledge
“Nothing is so strong as gentleness. Nothing is so gentle as real strength.”
Francis de Sales (1567–1622) French bishop, saint, writer and Doctor of the Church j
“Listen, then. I say justice is nothing other than what is advantageous for the stronger.”
Thrasymachus (-459–-399 BC) Ancient Greek sophist
Plato, Republic, 338c
