Sayings about Firmness
Firmness :The quality of not being soft, but not completely hard.
A man who has both feet planted firmly in the air can be safely called a liberal. ~ American Proverbs
Firm breasts don’t last long. ~ Creole Proverb (Southern U.S.)
A boat stands firmer with two anchors. ~ Russian Proverbs
The firm tree does not fear the storm. ~ Indonesian Proverbs
Quotations about Firmness
The trouble is that not enough people have come together with the firm determination to live the things which they say they believe. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
It is only dislocated minds whose movements are spasmodic. ~ Robert Aris Willmott
It was encouraging that the Dow managed to stay above 11,000 yesterday, showing some firmness at that level. We may see some weakness linger, but we should overcome it. ~ Edgar Peters
To the person with a firm purpose, all men and things are servants. ~ Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
The male is a domestic animal which, if treated with firmness and kindness, can be trained to do most things. ~ Jilly Cooper
Only people who possess firmness can possess true gentleness. In those who appear gentle, it is usually only weakness that is readily converted into harshness. ~ Francois De La Rochefoucauld
Rely on principles; walk erect and free, not trusting to bulk of body, like a wrestler, for one should not be unconquerable in the sense that an ass is. Who then is unconquerable? He whom the inevitable cannot overcome. ~ Epictetus
There is a natural firmness in some minds, which cannot be unlocked by trifles, but which, when unlocked, discovers a cabinet of fortitude. ~ Thomas Paine
On the pinnacle of success man does not stand firm long. ~ Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
More firm and sure the hand of courage strikes, when it obeys the watchful eye of caution. ~ James Thomson
With children we must mix gentleness with firmness. They must not always have their own way, but they must not always be thwarted. ~ Charles Haddon Spurgeon
I am here; I shall remain here. ~ Marie Edme Patrice Maurice de MacMahon
Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm. ~ Abraham Lincoln
The government’s policy is firmness, composure and moderation. ~ Nicolas Sarkozy
It is firmness that makes the gods on our side. ~ Voltaire
Valor, glory, firmness, skill, generosity, steadiness in battle and ability to rule — these constitute the duty of a soldier. They flow from his own nature. ~ Bhagavad Gita
The person who has a firm trust in the Supreme Being is powerful in his power, wise by his wisdom, happy by his happiness.~ Joseph Addison
When firmness is sufficient, rashness is unnecessary. ~ Napoleon Bonaparte
Stand firm and immovable as an anvil when it is beaten upon. ~ St. Ignatius of Loyola
Firmness of purpose is one of the most necessary sinews of character, and one of the best instruments of success. Without it genius wastes its efforts in a maze of inconsistencies. ~ Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield
Firmness of purpose is one of the most necessary sinews of character, and one of the best instruments of success. Without it genius wastes its efforts in a maze of inconsistencies. ~ Lord Chesterfield
The greatest firmness is the greatest mercy. ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Real firmness is good for anything; strut is good for nothing. ~ Alexander Hamilton
That which is called firmness in a king is called obstinacy in a donkey. ~ John Erskine
Firmness is great; persistency is greater. ~ Ninon de L’Enclos
The aged oak upon the steep stands more firm and secure if assailed by angry winds; for if the winter bares its head, the more strongly it strikes its roots into the ground, acquiring strength as it loses beauty. ~ Metastasio
Those that are firm in their will mold the world to themselves. ~ Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
A wise man who stands firm is a statesman; a foolish man who stands firm is a catastrophe. ~ Adlai E. Stevenson
Firmness of purpose is one of the most necessary sinews of character, and one of the best instruments of success. Without it genius wastes its efforts in a maze of inconsistencies. ~ Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield
Those who are firm, enduring, simple and unpretentious are the nearest to virtue. ~ Confucius
The purpose firm is equal to the deed. ~ Edward Young
No one has a prosperity so high and firm that two or three words can’t dishearten it. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
I know no real worth but that tranquil firmness which seeks dangers by duty, and braves them without rashness. ~ Leszczynski Stanislaus
Cowards are scared with threatenings; boys are whipped into confession; but a steady mind acts of itself, ne’er asks the body counsel. ~ Thomas Otway
Deliberate with caution, but act with decision; and yield with graciousness or oppose with firmness. ~ Charles Caleb Colton
It is only persons of firmness that can have real gentleness; those who appear gentle are in general only of a weak character, which easily changes into asperity. ~ Francois Duc de la Rochefoucauld
That profound firmness which enabler a man to regard difficulties but as evils to be surmounted, no matter what shape they may assume. ~ Charles Caleb Colton
Stubbornness is not firmness. ~ Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller
A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him. ~ David Brinkley
Steadfastness is a noble quality, but unguided by knowledge or humility it becomes rashness or obstinacy. ~ J. Swartz
Despite the firmness of the statement by the North Korean Foreign Ministry, … Russia still hopes for the soonest possible resumption of the six-nation negotiations and compromises in settling problems with due consideration of the interests of all sides. ~ Alexander Yakovenko
I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man. ~ George Washington
The art of living is more like that of wrestling than of dancing; the main thing is to stand firm and be ready for an unseen attack. ~ Marcus Aurelius
Decide and be firm for truth and liberty. ~ Book preview