from within

Synonyms

outward inward

Examples

People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence but it comes from within. It is there all the time. Anna Freud

Knowledge is not a passion from without the mind, but an active exertion of the inward strength, vigour and power of the mind, displaying itself from within. Ralph Cudworth

A fortress surrenders from within. Bulgarian Proverb

Teaching should come from within instead of without. Hopi Indian Proverb

The Stronghold is taken from within. Bulgarian Proverb

Words in the phrase

from within

Close letter words and terms

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