“His form combined in one the strength of a man and a woman's grace.”
Source: Orlando: A Biography (1928), Ch. 3
Context: The sound of the trumpets died away and Orlando stood stark naked. No human being, since the world began, has ever looked more ravishing. His form combined in one the strength of a man and a woman's grace.
“All that sternness amid charm,
All that sweetness amid strength?”
Peace http://poetry.poetryx.com/poems/1564/
The Green Helmet and Other Poems (1910)
Context: Ah, that Time could touch a form
That could show what Homer's age
Bred to be a hero's wage.
'Were not all her life but a storm,
Would not painters pain a form
Of such noble lines,' I said,
'Such a delicate high head,
All that sternness amid charm,
All that sweetness amid strength?
Ah, but peace that comes at length,
Came when Time had touched her form.
“And Covenants, without the Sword, are but Words, and of no strength to secure a man at all.”
The Second Part, Chapter 17, p. 85.
Leviathan (1651)
Context: For the Lawes of Nature (as Justice, Equity, Modesty, Mercy, and (in summe)doing to others, as wee would be done to,) of themselves, without the terrour of some Power, to cause them to be observed, are contrary to our naturall Passions, that carry us to Partiality, Pride, Revenge, and the like. And Covenants, without the Sword, are but Words, and of no strength to secure a man at all.
“It is a weak man who blames his failures on the strength of others.”
Source: The Tales of Alvin Maker, Seventh Son (1987), Chapter 13.
“In painting as in eloquence, the greater your strength, the quieter your manner.”
Volume V, part VIII, chapter III (1860).
Modern Painters (1843-1860)
“What you call weakness comes from the strength of friendship.”
Book One, Chapter III.
Democracy in America, Volume II (1840), Book One
“"Peace through Strength," surely history's most exploded nostrum.”
"The Twilight of Panzerkommunismus" (1988).
1990s, For the Sake of Argument: Essays and Minority Reports (1993)
“We all have strength enough to endure the misfortunes of others.”
Nous avons tous assez de force pour supporter les maux d'autrui.
Maxim 19.
Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims (1665–1678)
“We had not the armour, the strength, the quickness in manoeuvre, yes, the leadership”
explaining Labour's 1983 election defeat when he was leader in his book Another Heart And Other Pulses, 1984.
1980s
“I have to forge my weapons according to the strength of the resistance.”
Argentina Audiotapes (1957)
“Strength comes to those who treat life as a grand Symphony.”
Carving a sky ( Page 63 )
“In solitude the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself. ”
“War is not only a contest of strength, but also a test of morality and ethics.”
With the century, vol. 3
“just think you are strong, and you will realize those strengths”
Source: Sweetest song I know
Source: Dreaming the Dark: Magic, Sex and Politics (1982), Ch. 6 : Building Community : Processes for Groups, p. 92
Context: We are all longing to go home to some place we have never been — a place half-remembered and half-envisioned we can only catch glimpses of from time to time. Community. Somewhere, there are people to whom we can speak with passion without having the words catch in our throats. Somewhere a circle of hands will open to receive us, eyes will light up as we enter, voices will celebrate with us whenever we come into our own power. Community means strength that joins our strength to do the work that needs to be done. Arms to hold us when we falter. A circle of healing. A circle of friends. Someplace where we can be free.
