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Strength: Quotations from Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations

Like strength is felt from hope, and from despair.— HOMER — Iliad. Bk. XV. L. 852.

Pope's trans. Strong are her sons, though rocky are her shores.— HOMER — Odyssey. Bk. IX. L. 28.

Pope's trans. And, weaponless himself, Made arms ridiculous.— MILTON — Samson Agonistes. L. 130.

I would have you call to mind the strength of the ancient giants, that undertook to lay the high mountain Pelion on the top of Ossa, and set among those the shady Olympus.— RABELAIS — Works. Bk. IV. Ch. XXXVIII.

Profan'd the God-given strength, and marr'd the lofty line.— SCOTT — Marmion. Introduction. Canto I.

In that day's feats, * * * * * * He prov'd best man i' the field, and for his meed Was brow-bound with the oak.— Shakespeare — Coriolanus. Act II. Sc. 2. L. 99.

O, it is excellent To have a giant's strength, but it is tyrannous To use it like a giant.— Shakespeare — Measure for Measure. Act II. Sc. 2. L. 107.