Strength....power....courage...do you think there's a difference?

Question

If so...and if NONE involved WEALTH....which would you most prefer to have, if you could only have ONE?

Larry c: LOL! I was waiting to see what YOU'D have to say about this! And, you didn't disappoint!

Answer 1

Yes, I think there is a difference. You can possess strength without power, just as powerful people aren't necessarily strong. In fact, some very powerful people are very weak when it comes to character. I think courage can be seen without power or strength. Some courageous acts are performed based on faith alone. If I could have only one of these qualities, I would choose courage because without the courage to take even a small step toward change, you remain stuck. That's not always a good thing.

Answer 2

Very different. You can certainly have strength without courage. You can also have courage without strength. One example covers both concepts, David and Goliath in which David had less strength but great courage.

Power comes from having what someone else wants or having the means to physically coerce someone but it is not necessary to coerce them personally so no strength or courage is required.

Wealth has nothing to do with any of the above and wealth is what I would prefer because money can buy power and protection so it can be used in lieu of strength or courage.

Answer 3

yes there is worlds apart between these three characteristics. strength is an ability, power is a status, while courage is a virtue. strength is a person's ability to wield power. if a person has power but does not have the strength to control, or utilize it, then that power is useless. power is merely a function of strength. if a person has strength but no power that person can earn it one way or the other anyway if that person wills it. a person who has no courage but has power, and strength is next to useless.

if i were to have only one, i would choose to have courage. courage is knowing that an opponent has a greater strength an power but still goes to fight anyways. courage is a virtue which usually entails strength, which will subsequently gain power.

Answer 4

That's a tough one. Possibly, power. Especially, the next time the electric goes out in my neighborhood...

Answer 5

" Loving someone deeply gives courage,
Being loved by someone deeply gives strength"
Lao Tzu

"Courage is what you do when you are scared"
John McCain

"Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely"
Unknown to me

I would trade them all to be in true love just one day in my life.
Me.

Answer 6

need more power because I'm just angel baby