“Strength is life, weakness is death.”
— Swami VivekanandaLectures and writings, collected in The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda (exact locus varies)

Commentary

Vivekananda used strength in a moral and spiritual sense as well as a physical one, arguing that self-confidence and discipline sustain life. Readers should note the broader context, since his views on strength were tied to nationalist and reformist goals.