Quotes

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“The wealth of our country and our institutional system lies particularly in the fact that our diversity is strength. Whenever we find a balance between unity and diversity, the strength of Belgium is precisely to give meaning to our diversity.”

Philippe of Belgium (1960) seventh king of the Belgians

Divided Belgium has a new King Philippe http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/belgium/10193295/Divided-Belgium-has-a-new-King-Philippe.html, Telegraph (July 21, 2013)

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“From my weakness, I drew strength that never left me.”

Source: Ficciones

Bruce Lee quote: “Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one”
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“Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one”

Bruce Lee (1940–1973) Hong Kong-American actor, martial artist, philosopher and filmmaker
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“No army can withstand the strength of an idea whose time has come.”

Victor Hugo (1802–1885) French poet, novelist, and dramatist

Variant: No force on earth can stop an idea whose time has come

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“God give me strength to face a fact though it slay me.”

Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–1895) English biologist and comparative anatomist

As quoted in Nature Vol. 149 (Jan-Jun) 1942 p. 291, and A Philosophy for Our Time (1954) by Bernard Mannes Baruch, p. 13
1890s

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