Bill Clinton Quotes

Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.

Innocence in genius, and candor in power, are both noble qualities.

When strength is yoked with justice, where is a mightier pair than they?

No absolute is going to make the lion lie down with the lamb unless the lamb is inside the lion.

Courage is the most important of the virtues because it is the one that makes all the others possible.

"Virtue," he said. "The real thing. It's not some kind of cuddly teddy bear you can keep on the shelf until you need a hug. It's dangerous, which is why it makes people so nervous. Virtue has its own agenda, and believe me, it's not always yours. The word itself means strength, power. And when it gets loose, you'd better watch out." "Something bad might happen..." "Impossible. But possibly something painful."

What is strength without a double share of wisdom?

Virtue is an inner strength. It expands your nature.

A man who lives right, and is right, has more power in his silence than another has by his words.

We gain the strength of the temptation we resist.

Of what value is a mind when placed in the brain of a coward? If mind is a gift of God to man for his use, let him use it. A mind is not in use when doing no good.

We believe, in fact, that the one act of respect has little force unless matched by the other - in balance with it... The acting out of that dual respect I would name as precisely the source of our power.

Where might is mixed with wit, there is too good an accord in a government.

Peace is not the absence of war, but a virtue based on strength of character.

It isn't right to judge strength as better than good wisdom.

He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.

True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve of virtue and reason.

I always say that non-violence is not the weapon of the weak. It is the weapon of the strong.

Virtue without terror is powerlessness.

There is a strength of a quiet endurance as significant of courage as the most daring feats of prowess.

Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.

The wise man should keep the balance between love and power; he should keep the love in his nature ever increasing and expanding, and at the same time strengthen the will so that the heart may not easily be broken.

Discipline is the highest of all virtues. Only so may strength and desire be counterbalanced and the endeavors of man bear fruit.

If you don't have courage, you can't practice any of the other virtues.

Strength without judgment falls by its own weight.