Reserves Quotes

“The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life, for only then do they have to fall back on their reserves.”

“When you push yourself beyond limits, you discover inner reserves, which you never thought existed earlier.”

“God loves each person, I believe; although, just like we do in our private homes, He reserves His kingdom only for those whom He enjoys.”

“He had seen how the spirit, the reserves in [Bond], could pull him out of badly damaged conditions that would have broken the normal human being. He knew how a desperate situation would bring out those reserves again, how the will to live would spring up again in a real emergency. He remembered how countless neurotic patients had disappeared for ever from his consulting rooms when the last war had broken out. The big worry had driven out the smaller ones, the greater fear the lesser. He made up his mind. He turned back to M. "Give him one more chance.”

“My enthusiasms ... constitute my reserves my unexploited resources perhaps my future.”

“In the lexicon of youth which fate reserves For a bright manhood there is no such word As fail.”

“Motherhood is wonderful, but it's also hard work. It's the logistics more than anything. You discover you have reserves of energy you didn't know you had.”

“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.”

“The great saints were always great innovators... They had to be very strong people... principled people. And, apart from their principles, with great tenacity they had to have great reserves of patience.”