"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage."

— Lao Tzu

"A house divided against itself cannot stand."

— Abraham Lincoln

"In time of test, family is best."

— Burmese Proverb

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

— Mahatma Gandhi

"Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel."

— Napoleon Hill

"The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived."

— Robert Jordan

"Where there's hope, there's life. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again."

— Anne Frank

"It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it."

— Lou Holtz

"When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you."

— African Proverb

"Resilience is knowing that you are the only one that has the power and the responsibility to pick yourself up."

— Mary Holloway

"Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body."

— Seneca

"Adaptability is not imitation. It means the power of resistance and assimilation."

— Mahatma Gandhi

"Silence is a source of great strength."

— Lao Tzu

"You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength."

— Marcus Aurelius

"Strength is in vulnerability."

— Brené Brown

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

— Friedrich Nietzsche

"The lion does not turn around when a small dog barks."

— African Proverb

"A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor."

— Franklin D. Roosevelt