Firmness Quotes

Firmness Quote of the day

Leadership means firmness, not harshness or bullying; understanding, not weakness; justice, not irresponsible freedom; humaneness, not intolerance; generosity, not selfishness; pride, not egotism.

I arise today Through the strength of heaven: Light of sun Brilliance of moon Splendor of fire Speed of lightning Swiftness of wind Depth of sea Stability of earth Firmness of rock.

Lord, give me firmness without hardness, steadfastness without dogmatism, love without weakness.

Hard words are very rarely useful. Real firmness is good for every thing. Strut is good for nothing.

You cannot save people from themselves. All you can do is stand firmly in your hopes for them, with compassion.

Stand firm and immovable as an anvil when it is beaten upon.

It is only persons of firmness that can have real gentleness. Those who appear gentle are, in general, only a weak character, which easily changes into asperity.

Deliberate with caution, but act with decision and yield with graciousness, or oppose with firmness.

The male - I have found - is a domestic animal which, if treated with firmness and kindness, can be trained to do most things.

Firmness in enduring and exertion is a character I always wish to possess. I have always despised the whining yelp of complaint and cowardly resolve.

Fortitude implies a firmness and strength of mind, that enables us to do and suffer as we ought. It rises upon an opposition, and, like a river, swells the higher for having its course stopped.

People without firmness of character love to make up a fate for themselves; that relieves them of the necessity of having their own will and of taking responsibility for themselves.

Friend, our closeness is this: anywhere you put your foot, feel me in the firmness under you.

Firmness of purpose is one of the best instruments of success.

Firmness of purpose is one of the most necessary sinews of character, and one of the best instruments of success. Without it, genius wastes its efforts in a maze of inconsistencies.

Health begins with firmness in the body, deepens to emotional stability, then leads to intellectual clarity, wisdom and finally the unveiling of the soul.

The best combination of parents consists of a father who is gentle beneath his firmness, and a mother who is firm beneath her gentleness.

Firmness or stiffness of the mind is not from adherence to truth, but submission to prejudice.

With firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right.

You know the words from the Bible: 'Build not on sand, but on rock....' Tyrant leaders respect only firmness...and laugh at persons who give in to them.

Asana is perfect firmness of body, steadiness of intelligence, and benevolence of spirit.

Without [firmness] I see the majority of Communities that are lax reach that state because of the excessive leniency of Superiors. So, be firm, Monsieur.

Fasting (is) for the maintainance and firmness of your sincerity.

The practice of asanas purges the body of its impurities, bringing strength, firmness, calm, and clarity of mind.

Firmness in the body leads to firmness in the nervous system.

Firmness is great; persistency is greater.

[Oppose] with manly firmness [any] invasions on the rights of the people.

When firmness is sufficient, rashness is unnecessary.

In architecture as in all other operative arts, the end must direct the operation. The end is to build well. Well building has three conditions: Commodity, Firmness and Delight.

Well building hat three conditions. Commodity, firmness, and delight.

The door of conciliation and compromise is finally closed by our adversaries, and it remains only to us to meet the conflict with the dignity and firmness of men worthy of freedom.

Oh God! that one might read the book of fate, And see the revolution of the times Make mountains level, and the continent, Weary of solid firmness, melt itself Into the sea.

Since coming to Harwell I have met English people of all kinds, and I have come to see in many of them a deep rooted firmness which enables them to lead a decent way of life.

There is a natural firmness in some minds, which cannot be unlocked by trifles, but which, when unlocked, discovers a cabinet of fortitude.

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do as well as to talk; and to make our words and actions all of a color.

Moderation is commonly firm, and firmness is commonly successful.

The grave, dread thing! Men shiver when thou'rt named: Nature appalled, Shakes off her wonted firmness.

It is only dislocated minds whose movements are spasmodic.

[The Germans] so easily confuse obstinacy with energy, and rudeness with firmness.

There are certain things in war of which the commander alone comprehends the importance. Nothing but his superior firmness and ability can subdue and surmount all difficulties.

In respect to foresight and firmness, the people are more prudent, more stable, and have better judgement than princes.

Obstinacy is the strength of the weak. Firmness founded upon principle, upon the truth and right, order and law, duty and generosity, is the obstinacy of sages.

The greatest firmness is the greatest mercy.

Inuring children gently to suffer some degrees of pain without shrinking, is a way to gain firmness to their minds, and lay a foundation for courage and resolution in the future part of their lives.

The purpose firm is equal to the deed

Firmness in support of fundamentals, with flexibility in tactics and methods, is the key to any hope of progress in negotiation.

That profound firmness which enabler a man to regard difficulties but as evils to be surmounted, no matter what shape they may assume.

It is a general principle of human nature, that a man will be interested in whatever he possesses, in proportion to the firmness or precariousness of the tenure by which he holds it.

Stubbornness is not firmness.

remember that though humility, without firmness, may be cowardly, yet courage without humility is presumptuous.