Inspirations

No matter how bad things get you got to go on living, even if it kills you.

- Sholom Aleichem

Difficult times always create opportunities for you to experience more love in your life.

- Barbara De Angelis

Troubles are often the tools by which God fashions us for better things.

- Henry Ward Beecher

You never will be the person you can be if pressure, tension and discipline are taken out of your life.

- James G Bilkey

There are two ways of meeting difficulties, you alter the difficulties or you alter yourself meeting them.

- Phyllis Bottome

People have a natural tendency to flee to the mountains when things get tough.

- Stuart Briscoe

The eternal stars shine out as soon as it is dark enough.

- Thomas Carlyle

Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.

- William Ellery Channing

Difficulties mastered are opportunities won.

- Winston Churchill

Times of great calamity and confusion have been productive for the greatest minds. The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace. The brightest thunder-bolt is elicited from the darkest storm.

- Charles Caleb Colton

Hardship makes the world obscure.

- Don Delillo

In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.

- Albert Einstein

There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Can anybody remember when the times were not hard, and money not scarce?

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Difficulties are things that show a person what they are.

- Epictetus

Difficulties show men what they are. In case of any difficulty, God has pitted you against a rough antagonist that you may be a conqueror, and this cannot be without toil.

- Epictetus

Difficulties should act as a tonic. They should spur us to greater exertion.

- B C Forbes

The best way out of a difficulty is through it.

- Robert Frost

The difficulties which I meet with in order to realize my existence are precisely what awaken and mobilize my activities, my capacities.

- Jose Ortega Y Gasset

As in nature, as in art, so in grace, it is rough treatment that gives souls, as well as stones, their luster. The more the diamond is cut the brighter it sparkles, and in what seems hard dealing, there God has no end in view but to perfect His people.

- Thomas Guthrie

Storms make the oak grow deeper roots.

- George Herbert

As a man handles his troubles during the day, so he goes to bed at night a General, Captain, or Private.

- Edgar Watson Howe

Don't be afraid if things seem difficult in the beginning. That's only the initial impression. The important thing is not to retreat, you have to master yourself.

- Olga Korbut

It is surmounting difficulties that makes heroes.

- Louis Kossuth

We were promised sufferings. They were part of the program. We were even told, ''Blessed are they that morn.''

- C S Lewis

The lowest ebb is the turn of the tide.

- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Thy fate is the common fate of all, Into each life some rain must fall.

- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Trouble is the next best thing to enjoyment. There is no fate in the world so horrible as to have no share in either its joys or sorrows.

- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Into each life some rain must fall, some days be dark and dreary.

- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Every cloud has its silver lining but it is sometimes a little difficult to get it to the mint.

- Don Marquis

It cannot be too often repeated that it is not helps, but obstacles, not facilities, but difficulties that make men.

- William Mathews

Hardship and opposition are the native soil of manhood and self-reliance.

- John Neil

Life isn't meant to be easy. It's hard to take being on the top -- or on the bottom. I guess I'm something of a fatalist. You have to have a sense of history, I think, to survive some of these things. Life is one crisis after another.

- Richard M Nixon

All things are difficult before they are easy.

- John Norley

Undertake something that is difficult, it will do you good. Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.

- Ronald E Osborn

I don't like people who have never fallen or stumbled. Their virtue is lifeless and it isn't of much value. Life hasn't revealed its beauty to them.

- Boris Pasternak

In every difficult situation is potential value. Believe this, then begin looking for it.

- Norman Vincent Peale

When difficulties are overcome they begin blessing.

- Proverb

If you can't go over, you must go under.

- Jewish Proverb

We have inherited new difficulties because we have inherited more privileges.

- Abram Sacher

Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.

- Seneca

Life's up and downs provide windows of opportunity to determine your values and goals. Think of using all obstacles as stepping stones to build the life you want.

- Marsha Sinetar

The apprenticeship of difficulty is one which the greatest of men have had to serve.

- Samuel Smiles

The very greatest things, great thoughts, discoveries, inventions -- have usually been nurtured in hardship, often pondered over in sorrow, and at length established with difficulty.

- Samuel Smiles

The work of many of the greatest men, inspired by duty, has been done amidst suffering and trial and difficulty. They have struggled against the tide, and reached the shore exhausted.

- Samuel Smiles

Many men owe the grandeur of their lives to their tremendous difficulties.

- Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Stand still, and refuse to retreat. Look at it as God looks at it and draw upon His power to hold up under the blast.

- Charles Swindoll

Triumphs without difficulties are empty. Indeed, it is difficulties that make the triumph. It is no feat to travel the smooth road.

- Source Unknown

If things are natural, they're easy. If they're unnatural they're difficult. I have never met a man who found it difficult to marry, but I have never found a man who found it easy to divorce either.

- Source Unknown

A Christian is like a tea bag, he's not worth much until he's been through some hot water.

- Source Unknown

Difficulties are stepping stones to success.

- Source Unknown

What is difficulty? Only a word indicating the degree of effort required to accomplish something! A mere notice of the necessity for exertion, a scarecrow to children and fools and a stimulus to real men.

- Samuel Warren

It is a good rule to face difficulties at the time they arise and not allow them to increase unacknowledged.

- Edward W Ziegler

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Inspirational Quotations Addressing the "Willpower" Component of Hope

No matter how bad things get you got to go on living, even if it kills you.

Difficult times always create opportunities for you to experience more love in your life.

Troubles are often the tools by which God fashions us for better things.

You never will be the person you can be if pressure, tension and discipline are taken out of your life.

There are two ways of meeting difficulties, you alter the difficulties or you alter yourself meeting them.

People have a natural tendency to flee to the mountains when things get tough.

The eternal stars shine out as soon as it is dark enough.

Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.

Difficulties mastered are opportunities won.

Times of great calamity and confusion have been productive for the greatest minds. The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace. The brightest thunder-bolt is elicited from the darkest storm.

Hardship makes the world obscure.

In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.

There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right.

Can anybody remember when the times were not hard, and money not scarce?

Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.

When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.

Difficulties are things that show a person what they are.

Difficulties show men what they are. In case of any difficulty, God has pitted you against a rough antagonist that you may be a conqueror, and this cannot be without toil.

Difficulties should act as a tonic. They should spur us to greater exertion.

The best way out of a difficulty is through it.

The difficulties which I meet with in order to realize my existence are precisely what awaken and mobilize my activities, my capacities.

As in nature, as in art, so in grace, it is rough treatment that gives souls, as well as stones, their luster. The more the diamond is cut the brighter it sparkles, and in what seems hard dealing, there God has no end in view but to perfect His people.

Storms make the oak grow deeper roots.

As a man handles his troubles during the day, so he goes to bed at night a General, Captain, or Private.

Don't be afraid if things seem difficult in the beginning. That's only the initial impression. The important thing is not to retreat, you have to master yourself.

It is surmounting difficulties that makes heroes.

We were promised sufferings. They were part of the program. We were even told, ''Blessed are they that morn.''

The lowest ebb is the turn of the tide.

Thy fate is the common fate of all, Into each life some rain must fall.

Trouble is the next best thing to enjoyment. There is no fate in the world so horrible as to have no share in either its joys or sorrows.

Into each life some rain must fall, some days be dark and dreary.

Every cloud has its silver lining but it is sometimes a little difficult to get it to the mint.

It cannot be too often repeated that it is not helps, but obstacles, not facilities, but difficulties that make men.

Hardship and opposition are the native soil of manhood and self-reliance.

Life isn't meant to be easy. It's hard to take being on the top -- or on the bottom. I guess I'm something of a fatalist. You have to have a sense of history, I think, to survive some of these things. Life is one crisis after another.

All things are difficult before they are easy.

Undertake something that is difficult, it will do you good. Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.

I don't like people who have never fallen or stumbled. Their virtue is lifeless and it isn't of much value. Life hasn't revealed its beauty to them.

In every difficult situation is potential value. Believe this, then begin looking for it.

When difficulties are overcome they begin blessing.

If you can't go over, you must go under.

We have inherited new difficulties because we have inherited more privileges.

Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.

Life's up and downs provide windows of opportunity to determine your values and goals. Think of using all obstacles as stepping stones to build the life you want.

The apprenticeship of difficulty is one which the greatest of men have had to serve.

The very greatest things, great thoughts, discoveries, inventions -- have usually been nurtured in hardship, often pondered over in sorrow, and at length established with difficulty.

The work of many of the greatest men, inspired by duty, has been done amidst suffering and trial and difficulty. They have struggled against the tide, and reached the shore exhausted.

Many men owe the grandeur of their lives to their tremendous difficulties.

Stand still, and refuse to retreat. Look at it as God looks at it and draw upon His power to hold up under the blast.

Triumphs without difficulties are empty. Indeed, it is difficulties that make the triumph. It is no feat to travel the smooth road.

If things are natural, they're easy. If they're unnatural they're difficult. I have never met a man who found it difficult to marry, but I have never found a man who found it easy to divorce either.

A Christian is like a tea bag, he's not worth much until he's been through some hot water.

Difficulties are stepping stones to success.

What is difficulty? Only a word indicating the degree of effort required to accomplish something! A mere notice of the necessity for exertion, a scarecrow to children and fools and a stimulus to real men.

It is a good rule to face difficulties at the time they arise and not allow them to increase unacknowledged.

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