"There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast." ― Charles Dickens Topic(s): Strength More From Charles Dickens "Any man may be in good spirits and good temper when he’s well dressed. There ain’t much credit in that." "I never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the determination to concentrate myself on one subject at a time." "The civility which money will purchase, is rarely extended to those who have none." More In Strength "God is waiting eagerly to respond with new strength to each little act of self-control, small disciplines of prayer, feeble searching after him. And his children shall be filled if they will only hunger and thirst after what he offers."― Richard Holloway "Our strength is not just in the size of our defense budget, but in the size of our hearts, in the size of our gratitude for their sacrifice. And that’s not just measured in words or gestures."― Jennifer M. Granholm "Anger is like those ruins which smash themselves on what they fall."― Lucius Annaeus Seneca