We gain the strength of the temptation we resist.

As the Sandwich-Islander believes that the strength and valor of the enemy he kills passes into himself, so we gain the strength of the temptations we resist

As the Sandwich-Islander believes that the strength and valor of the enemy he kills passes into himself, so we gain the strength of the temptations we resist.

For everything you have missed you have gained something.

Concentration is the secret of strength.

Our strength grows out of our weakness