Charles Spurgeon Quotes

There is little that can withstand a man who can conquer himself.

It takes a special kind of grace to walk away from power.

Some folks hesitate to seize additional strength because they think it wrong or dangerous to be a powerful individual. Somehow they have acquired the false notion that tyranny or dictatorship or cruelty are the outcomes of a powerful personality. These characteristics are not power. They are weaknesses disguised as power.

Conquering others takes force, conquering yourself is true strength.

That which yields is not always weak.

Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it.

Victory in physical battles requires strength, muscles, and skill; but the fight is never tougher and victory is never sweeter than in the battles over self.

The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances.

Be right, and then be easy to live with, if possible, but in that order.

If thou wouldst conquer thy weakness, thou must never gratify it.

Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken.

Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks.

Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.

Freedom isn't for wimps.

The greatness of a man's power is the measure of his surrender.

Only the gentle are ever really strong.

Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.

I can see now that I should have been strong enough to conquer myself.

Be soft, even if you stand to get squashed.

I don't want to be all power and muscle.

The strong man is strongest when alone.

Those who gave thee a body, furnished it with weakness; but He who gave thee Soul, armed thee with resolution. Employ it, and thou art wise; be wise and thou art happy.

Every day, we have to strive to be better people. Some days we give in to weakness, and sometimes we give in to strength.

Life yields only to the conqueror. Never accept what can be gained by giving in. You will be living off stolen goods, and your muscles will atrophy.

I have been taught by experience, and never hesitate to sacrifice personal feeling to the requirements of the hour.