“Inner strength of character cannot be measured by any means but performance in the time of need.”
“True strength cannot be measured by physical means, but by the determination to strive in your darkest hour.”
“A person can perform only from strength. One cannot build performance on weakness, let alone on something one cannot do at all.”
“the depth of a person's character is not measured by his or her physical strength, but by the depth of his or her nobility.”
“I suppose that one’s years spent living do not reflect a measure of our souls or strength of character.”
“Time—and all the events held therein—plays out as it must. We cannot impose our will on it. The only true measure of strength is our ability to bear that which time demands.”