"The virtue of paganism was strength; the virtue of Christianity is obedience." ― Augustus Hare Topic(s): Strength More From Augustus Hare "The intellect of the wise is like glass; it admits the light of heaven and reflects it." "Love, it has been said, flows downward. The love of parents for their children has always been far more powerful than that of children for their parents; and who among the sons of men ever loved God with a thousandth part of the love which God has manifested to us?" "The power of faith will often shine forth the most when the character is naturally weak." More In Strength "One column of truth cannot hold an institution of ideas from falling into ignorance. It is wiser that a person of prudence and purpose save his strength for battles that can be won."― Bryant H. McGill "The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places."― Ernest Hemingway "The apple cannot be stuck back on the Tree of Knowledge; once we begin to see, we are doomed and challenged to seek the strength to see more, not less."― Arthur Miller