Withstand Quotes

“Pain is the feeling. Suffering is the effect the pain inflicts. If one can endure pain, one can live without suffering. If one can withstand pain, one can withstand anything. If one can learn to control pain, one can learn to control oneself. ”
― James Frey, My Friend Leonard

“Side by side we'll fight the tide,
That sweeps in to take us down.
Hand in hand we'll both withstand,
Even as we drown.”
― Kelly Creagh, Enshadowed

“Just as the earth that bears the man who tills and digs it, to bear those who speak ill of them, is a quality of the highest respect.”
― Thiruvalluvar, Thirukkural

“When a lady does consent to listen to an argument against her own opinions, she is always predetermined to withstand it - to listen only with her bodily ears, keeping the mental organs resolutely closed against the strongest reasoning.”
― Anne Brontë

“We had been separated by time and distance and events so long, it was as if we had to get to know each other again, but if it was possible to fall in love with the same person twice, I did.”
― V.C. Andrews, Pearl in the Mist

“In life, one must (first) last." (“Dans la vie, il faut [d'abord] durer.”)”
― Ernest Hemingway

“Everything worth having comes with a trial worth withstanding”
― Debalina Haldar, The Female Ward

“A person who knows to withstand will know to stand”
― J. Nedumaan

“You’ve got to be careful when you let the other guy anchor. You have to prepare yourself psychically to withstand the first offer. If the other guy’s a pro, a shark, he’s going to go for an extreme anchor in order to bend your reality. Then, when they come back with a merely absurd offer it will seem reasonable, just like an expensive $400 iPhone seems reasonable after they mark it down from a crazy $600.”
― Chris Voss, Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It

“By faith we will become strong and withstand the spiritual battle warring against us”
― Sunday Adelaja

“You cannot withstand continual setbacks unless you've seen a worthwhile vision...”
― Assegid Habtewold, The 9 Cardinal Building Blocks: For continued success in leadership

“We must have the ability to withstand the bad times to be able to enjoy the good times. If you can’t survive your sufferings, you can’t enjoy your blessings.”
― Awdhesh Singh, 31 Ways to Happiness

“What your God has given me, your devil cannot withstand”
― P.S. Jagadeesh Kumar

“Whoever endures the worst, can withstand anything.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“These were people whose certainty that they had the truth allowed them to withstand enormous social, economic, and legal pressures and whose commitment to their dogma grew as each pressure was resisted.”
― Robert Cialdini, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

“If they do there are ways to weather the storm without bidding against yourself or responding with anger. Once you learn these tactics, you’ll be prepared to withstand the hit and counter with panache. First, deflect the punch in a way that opens up your counterpart. Successful negotiators often say “No” in one of the many ways we’ve talked about (“How am I supposed to accept that?”) or deflect the anchor with questions like “What are we trying to accomplish here?” Responses like these are great ways to refocus your counterpart when you feel you’re being pulled into the compromise trap.”
― Chris Voss, Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It

“Political dissidents draw on Warrior fortitude to speak out, lead the opposition, and withstand attacks. Mahatma Gandhi famously won independence for India through nonviolent tools of protest, actions like boycotts, hunger strikes, and the Salt March to the sea. “Nonviolence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind,” Gandhi said. “It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man.” Think of Aung San Suu Kyi, known by many in her native country as “the Lady.” She withstood house arrest for fifteen years to fight for democratic principles in her society. She was offered freedom if she left the country but she refused in order to maintain her stand for true political freedom.”
― Erica Ariel Fox, Winning From Within: A Breakthough Method For Leading, Living, And Lasting Change

“The densest darkness cannot withstand the smallest ray of light .”
― Augusto Branco

“Pray less against the storm, and more for strength to withstand its rage.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, These Words Burn Like Fire