I’m sure you must have heard a thousand times that life is full of ups and downs. Times might come when you might begin to doubt yourself and ask if it’s really worth it at all. But it always is worth it, and your ability to persevere during those bad times would make you greater.
According to Robert Schuller: “Tough times don’t last; tough people do.”
17 other quotes that would help you get through tough times:
1. “Your journey has moulded you for your greater good, and it was exactly what it needed to be. Don’t think you’ve lost time. There is no short-cutting to life. It took each and every situation you have encountered to bring you to the now. And now is right on time.” – Asha Tyson
2. “What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
3. “When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this: you haven’t.” — Thomas Edison
4. “When you stand and share your story in an empowering way, your story will heal you and your story will heal somebody else.” – Iyanla Vanzant
5. “We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.” – Kurt Vonnegut
6. “Every time you are able to find some humour in a difficult situation, you win.” – Unknown
7. “A problem is a chance for you to do your best.” – Duke Ellington
8. “One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.” – Albert Schweitzer
9. “When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” – Henry Ford
10. “Adversity is a fact of life. It can’t be controlled. What we can control is how we react to it.” – Unknown
11. “When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.” — Harriet Beecher Stowe
12. “We can’t be afraid of change. You may feel very secure in the pond that you are in, but if you never venture out of it, you will never know that there is such a thing as an ocean, a sea. Holding onto something that is good for you now, may be the very reason why you don’t have something better.” — C. Joybell C.
13. “Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” – Michael Jordan
14. “In times of great stress or adversity, it’s always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.” – Lee Iacocca
15. “I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death.” – Thomas Paine
16. “Sometimes the worst thing happens to you, the thing you think you can’t survive… it’s the thing that makes you better than you used to be.” – Jennifer Weiner
17. “It’s a terrible thing, I think, in life to wait until you’re ready. I have this feeling now that actually no one is ever ready to do anything. There is almost no such thing as ready. There is only now. And you may as well do it now. Generally speaking, now is as good a time as any.” – Hugh Laurie
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