Quotes and Sayings about Weaknesses

And if you think tough men are dangerous, wait until you see what weak men are capable of.

Reject weakness in any form.

Advisors and scholars will tell you that history is a narrative of strength. They will recount stories of the rise and fall of nations and empires. There will be stories of armies, battles, and decisive victories. But this isn't true strength - it's merely power. I now believe true strength is found in vulnerability. In forgiveness. In love. There is a beautiful, upside-down truth, which is that these moments of purest strength appear as weakness to those who don't know better. For a long time, I didn't know better. I ask you and your brother to reject history as a narrative of strength, and instead, have faith that it can be a narrative of love.

My weaknesses... I wish I could come up with something. I'd probably have the same pause if you asked me what my strengths are. Maybe they're the same thing.

Being weak means that there is room to grow.

A good weakness is better than a bad strength.

Weakness is a guise. Wear it when they need to know you’re human, but never when you feel it.

Like all weak men he laid an exaggerated stress on not changing one's mind.

Examined from another angle, your faults and weaknesses can be weapons.

Why should I bear any hatred towards someone who's obviously weaker than myself? I only pity them.

Build up your weaknesses until they become your strong points.

Down here, weakness is death, fear is death.

Together, the weak are powerful.

Every blow to a weaker enemy takes pride from yourself.

He is strong, who admits his weakness.

Remember, with great power. comes great responsibility!

Strength lies in knowing oneself.

No matter how the wind howls, the mountain cannot bow to it.

The stronger we are, the less likely a war is.

You can be strong by yourself, but together you'll be invincible.

'Stay strong'? I've never been strong.

'It is the duty of the strong to oppose any who threaten the weak.'
- The Southern Paladin

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

The Gods only protect the strong.

But there are mistakes that are necessary. Sometimes you have to die a little bit to get back to live a little longer.

I make mistakes like the next man. In fact, being - forgive me - rather cleverer than most men, my mistakes tend to be correspondingly huger.

It's just that... I just think that some things are meant to be broken. Imperfect. Chaotic. It's the universe's way of providing contrast, you know? There have to be a few holes in the road. It's how life is.

Once you have accepted your flaws, no one can use them against you.

I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

Life does not have to be perfect to be wonderful.

You can never make the same mistake twice. Because the second time you make it, it's not a mistake, it's a choise.

Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today.

Your mindset is like a muscle, the more you exercise it, the stronger it becomes.

The great illusion of childhood is that adults have all the power and freedom. But the truth is the opposite. A child is freer than a king.

Real trust is about accepting even the dark parts we will never know.

It's easy to fool the eye but it's hard to fool the heart.

He who climbs the ladder must begin at the bottom.

Then, isn't it best to attack before being attacked? They do say offense is the best defense, right?

For women, men are like tennis balls: sooner or later, they're caught in the net.

"The problem with wanting," he whispered, his mouth trailing along my jaw until it hovered over my lips, "is that it makes us weak."

When people say impossible, they usually mean improbable.

The fact that a great many people believe something is no guarantee of its truth.

Who's the more foolish? The fool or the fool who follows him?

Men must be free to do what they believe. It is not our right to punish one for thinking what they do, no matter how much we disagree.

Anything can be a sword if you polish it enough.

The difference between the novice and the master is that the master has failed more times than the novice has tried.

Calmness is the hallmark of those who are mighty.

No matter what lies you tell, you can't fool your own heart.

Show me a good and gracious loser and I'll show you a failure.

Anything is possible if you got enough nerve.