Weakness
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Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.
Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.
The doctor sees all the weakness of mankind; the lawyer all the wickedness, the theologian all the stupidity.
My intensity is my greatest strength. It's also my greatest weakness.
People confuse goodness with weakness. It is weak people, not good people (goodness demands strength), who are taken advantage of.
If you look at great human civilizations, from the Roman Empire to the Soviet Union, you will see that most do not fail simply due to external threats but because of internal weakness, corruption, or a failure to manifest the values and ideals they espouse.
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