You Never Know How Strong You Are: A Powerful Collection of Inspirational Quotes

"You never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice."

- Bob Marley

"Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength."

- Arnold Schwarzenegger

"We don’t even know how strong we are until we are forced to bring that hidden strength forward."

- Isabel Allende

"That which does not kill us makes us stronger."

- Friedrich Nietzsche

"You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have."

- Cayla Mills

"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will."

- Mahatma Gandhi

"I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress and grow brave by reflection. ’Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death."

- Thomas Paine

"Make up your mind that no matter what comes your way, no matter how difficult, no matter how unfair, you will do more than simply survive. You will thrive in spite of it."

- Joel Osteen

"A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles."

- Christopher Reeve

"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong."

- Mahatma Gandhi

"When I dare to be powerful—to use my strength in the service of my vision—then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid."

- Audre Lorde

"Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength."

- Francis de Sales

"And one has to understand that braveness is not the absence of fear but rather the strength to keep on going forward despite the fear."

- Paulo Coelho

"Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars."

- Kahlil Gibran

"Do not judge me by my successes—judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again."

- Nelson Mandela

"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places."

- Ernest Hemingway

"Tough times never last, but tough people do."

- Robert Schuller

"Where there is no struggle, there is no strength."

- Oprah Winfrey

"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

"Anyone can hide. Facing up to things, working through them—that’s what makes you strong."

- Sarah Dessen

"Conquering others is power; conquering oneself is strength."

- Lao Tzu

"We are stronger, gentler, more resilient and more beautiful than any of us imagine."

- Mark Nepo

"Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it."

- Ann Landers

"All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me…. You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you."

- Walt Disney

"A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep."

- Vernon Howard

"Look well into yourself; there is a source of strength which will always spring up if you will always look there."

- Marcus Aurelius

"It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit."

- J.R.R. Tolkien

"Sometimes you don’t realize your own strength until you come face to face with your greatest weakness."

- Susan Gale

"The quality of strength lined with tenderness is an unbeatable combination."

- Maya Angelou

"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired and success achieved."

- Helen Keller

"Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle."

- Napoleon Hill

"Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict."

- William Ellery Channing

"Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving—we get stronger and more resilient."

- Steve Maraboli

"Inside of a ring or out, ain’t nothing wrong with going down. It’s staying down that’s wrong."

- Muhammad Ali

"In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer."

- Albert Camus

"Life is very interesting. In the end, some of your greatest pains become your greatest strengths."

- Drew Barrymore

"If we are strong, our strength will speak for itself. If we are weak, words will be of no help."

- John F. Kennedy

"I like feeling strong. It keeps my mental floor higher."

- Pink

"Stay strong. Stand up. Have a voice."

- Shawn Johnson

"There are better starters than me, but I’m a strong finisher."

- Usain Bolt

"I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I believe in miracles."

- Audrey Hepburn

"He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions."

- Louisa May Alcott

"What makes you different or weird—that’s your strength."

- Meryl Streep

"A brave man acknowledges the strength of others."

- Veronica Roth

"I like criticism. It makes you strong."

- LeBron James

"Great leaders are not defined by the absence of weakness, but rather by the presence of clear strengths."

- John H. Zenger

"Nothing is more beautiful than the smile that has struggled through the tears."

- Demi Lovato

"There are two ways of exerting one’s strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up."

- Booker T. Washington

"It doesn’t take a lot of strength to hang on—it takes a lot of strength to let go."

- J.C. Watts

"Be very strong… be very methodical in your life if you want to be a champion."

- Alberto Juantorena

"Focus on your strengths, not your weaknesses. Focus on your character, not your reputation. Focus on your blessings, not your misfortunes."

- Roy T. Bennett