Overcome

Famous quotes containing the word overcome:

“They who overcome their desires once can overcome them always.”
—Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)

“Many parents worry that they will reinforce a fear by being overly sympathetic. It helps to know that when children are permitted to avoid an animal or an object that frightens them, they tend to overcome a fear sooner than if parents push them to confront it.”
—Cathy Rindner Tempelsman (20th century)

“How much must I overcome before I triumph?”
—Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)