He who willingly accepts chastening by affliction is not dominated by evil thoughts against his will; whereas he who does not accept affliction is taken prisoner by evil thoughts, even though he resists them. Marcus Eremita
Every acquisition of accommodation becomes material for assimilation, but assimilation always resists new accommodations. Jean Piaget
For there is no one so great or mighty that he can avoid the misery that will rise up against him when he resists and strives against God. John Calvin
One alters the past to form the future but there is a real significance to the pattern which finally appears, which resists all further change. James Salter
You can only lean against that which resists. Hindi Proverb
Even when a goat knows that it is being dragged to graze, it still resists. African Proverb