Strain Quotes

Let it be remembered, too, that at a time of war, nearly every one is under great strain.

Decency and tolerance, to be of any value, must be capable of withstanding the severest strain.

Writers who have nothing to say always strain for metaphors to say it in.

Soft is the strain when zephyr gently blows.

To accomplish nothing and die of the strain

Those who cannot hear an angry shout may strain to hear a whisper.

When his veering gait And every motion of his starry train Seem governed by a strain Of music, audible to him alone.

The strain of life is what builds our strength. If there is no strain, there will be no strength.

Courage is like a strain of yoghurt culture, if you have some you can have some more.

A cobweb is as good as the mightiest cable when there is strain upon it.

... there are spines to which the immobility of worship is not a strain.

Till old experience do attain To something like prophetic strain.

In a sadly pleasing strain, let the warbling lute complain.

There is an authoritarian strain in all of Leftism-- because the bigger the government, the more it controls other peoples' lives

I suppose it is because woman's courage is mental and man's physical, that in times of great strain women always make the better showing.

Everybody strains after happiness, and the result is that nobody's happy.

I tried good taste, but the strain was too much for me.

The anchors now made are contrived so as to sink into the ground as soon as they reach it, and to hold a great strain before they can be loosened or dislodged from their station.

I find it a huge strain to be responsible for my tastes and be known and defined by them.

I strain to hear, but my old ears, for all their obscene hugeness, pick up nothing but snippets.

Strain every nerve to gain your point.

When you feel strain, keep your mouth shut if you can.

marriage is a great strain upon love.

Time loves a new lay; and the dirge he is playing Will change for you soon to a livelier strain.