Óscar Elías Biscet (1961) Cuban activist
Source: Cuba’s Conscience https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2012/03/12/cubas-conscience/ (December 2011)
As quoted in Life of Pius X (1918) by Francis Alice Forbes, p. 35
Variant translation: My hope is in Christ, who strengthens the weakest by His Divine help. I can do all in Him who strengthens me. His Power is infinite, and if I lean on him, it will be mine. His Wisdom is infinite, and if I look to Him counsel, I shall not be deceived. His Goodness is infinite, and if my trust is stayed in Him, I shall not be abandoned.
Context: I shall spare myself neither care nor labour nor vigils for the salvation of souls. My hope is in Christ, who strengthens the weakest by His divine help; I can do all in Him who strengthened me! His power is infinite, and if I lean on Him it will be mine; His wisdom is infinite, and if I look to Him for counsel I shall not be deceived; His goodness is infinite, and if my trust is stayed on Him I shall not be abandoned. Hope unites me to my God and Him to me. Although I know I am not sufficient for the burden, my strength is in Him. For the salvation of others I must bear weariness, face dangers, suffer offences, confront storms, fight against evil. He is my Hope.
Óscar Elías Biscet (1961) Cuban activist
Source: Cuba’s Conscience https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2012/03/12/cubas-conscience/ (December 2011)
Arthur Kenney (1776–1855) Irish dean
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 396.
“Unwilling friend, let not your spite abate;
Help me with scorn, and strengthen me with hate.”
John Davidson (1857–1909) Scottish poet
"To My Enemy", p. 2
Ballads and Songs (1894)
Ariel Sharon (1928–2014) prime minister of Israel and Israeli general
Source: We want Strong Ties with India: Sharon, 9 September 2003, http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/sep/09sharon1.htm
Karen Marie Moning book Darkfever
Variant: There are only really two positions one can take toward anything in life: hope or fear. Hope strengthens, fear kills.
Source: Darkfever
Henry Ward Beecher (1813–1887) American clergyman and activist
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 58
John C. Wright book Orphans of Chaos
Source: Orphans of Chaos (2005), Chapter 23, “Dreams and Desires” Section 1 (p. 305)
Barack Obama (1961) 44th President of the United States of America
2008, A More Perfect Union (March 2008)
“The purchase of any item which helps strengthen Zionism is not permissible.”
Ali Khamenei (1939) Iranian Shiite faqih, Marja' and official independent islamic leader
Imam Syed Ali Khamenei (2001) http://www.inminds.co.uk/boycott-fatwas.html#imam. <br class="br">2001