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Weak Quotes

On vulnerability, pressure, and hidden strength.

This collection sits with weakness honestly—admitting limited expertise, feeling pressure never to appear weak under competition, and the old idea that those weak in courage often compensate with cunning. It ties into our Being theme.

Because Islam in its original form was tough and hard, not weak and pliable.

Quotes by Abu Bakar Bashir

I don't like being weak in front of my mum or anyone for that matter. I don't like crying.

Quotes by Abbey Clancy

I take a grave view of the press. It is the weak slat under the bed of democracy.

Quotes by A. J. Liebling

At Kentucky, you have to be a competitor. If you're not, you're going to look weak. You're going to look like you don't belong.

Quotes by Willie Cauley-Stein

Always Quotes

Those who restrain their desires, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.

Quotes by William Blake

The weak in courage is strong in cunning.

Quotes by William Blake

I'm really a very weak musicologist. Wish it weren't so, but there's only so much you can dig deeply into in one lifetime, as if you hadn't noticed.

Quotes by Wendy Carlos

To stimulate wildly weak and untrained minds is to play with mighty fires.

Quotes by W. E. B. Du Bois

With weak balance sheets, banks tend to continue lending unprofitable businesses and leave them existing.

Quotes by Toshihiko Fukui

Because Quotes

Even if you do a great performance, if you have a weak link in the film, that's all anyone remembers.

Quotes by Tony Todd

The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, became a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong.

Quotes by Thomas Carlyle

Sometimes you are strong, sometimes you are weak.

Quotes by Taylor Jenkins Reid

That's the era we grew up in. It's weak to go to a psychiatrist.

Quotes by Tanya Tucker

Our laws are too lax, our justice system too weak - particularly when it comes to violent, dangerous offenders.

Quotes by Susana Martinez

Being Quotes

My work during the 1970s has been mainly concerned with the implications of the unified theory of weak and electromagnetic interactions, with the development of the related theory of strong interactions known as quantum chromodynamics, and with steps toward the...

Quotes by Steven Weinberg

My Ph.D. thesis, with Sam Treiman as adviser, was on the application of renormalization theory to the effects of strong interactions in weak interaction processes.

Quotes by Steven Weinberg

Our priority has always been to have the lowest cost so we can be comfortable with weak freight rates. A big part of having the lowest cost is maintaining the largest network, and this means growing market share.

Quotes by Soren Skou

Every reform, however necessary, will by weak minds be carried to an excess, that itself will need reforming.

Quotes by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise.

Quotes by Samuel Lover

He Quotes

Those most moved to tears by every word of a preacher are generally weak and a rascal when the feelings evaporate.

Quotes by Sallust

Frequently Asked Questions

What angle does this Weak quotes collection take?
It treats weakness honestly—covering self-aware admissions of limited skill, competitive pressure to appear strong, and the classic idea that cunning can substitute for courage.
Why do people search for quotes about being weak?
Readers often want validation for vulnerability or a reframe that turns perceived weakness into a different kind of strength.
Does this collection include competitive or sports contexts?
Yes, one line reflects on the pressure at a competitive program to never appear weak in front of others.
Are minds or intellect discussed here too?
Yes, one reflection warns against stimulating untrained minds carelessly, treating it as a serious risk.
What's a good next stop?
For more on identity and self-acceptance, our Being collection continues the theme.

For more on staying consistent under pressure, see Always, or browse Because for quotes about reasons behind our choices.