487 Times Are Hard Quotes [That Will Motivate You]

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Here we have collected a huge selection of times are hard quotes that you can use to motivate you.

It’s when things start to get difficult you need to be strong and disciplined to push through.

Often, it’s in the challenging times where we learn and grow the most.

It doesn’t normally feel like it at the time, but when we look back we can see the good in the bad.

Right, let’s jump into this list of times are hard quotes.

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Times Are Hard Quotes

Man needs difficulties in life because they are necessary to enjoy the success. Abdul Kalam

When you suffer, think not on how you can escape suffering, but concentrate your efforts on what kind of inner moral and spiritual perfection this suffering requires. Leo Tolstoy

Never give up. There are always tough times, regardless of what you do in anything in life. Be able to push through those times and maintain your ultimate goal.
Nathan Chen

Hard times make you bitter or make you more compassionate. Jewel

Connecting with those you know love, like and appreciate you restores the spirit and gives you energy to keep moving forward in this life. Deborah Day

For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Just as one must suffer physical pain to build stronger bone and muscle, one must suffer emotional pain to develop greater emotional resilience, a stronger sense of self, increased compassion and a generally happier life. Mark Manson

Character is the virtue of hard times. Charles de Gaulle

Everything that you are going through is preparing you for what you’ve asked for. Author Unknown

Taking care of yourself makes you stronger for everyone in your life… including you. Kelly Rudolph

You have the power to change anything. Rhonda Byrne

The human capacity for burden is like bamboo far more flexible than you’d ever believe at first glance. Jodi Picoult

Being challenged is a good thing. Eckhart Tolle

We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope. Martin Luther King

When we go all in, we find the answers. They’re in us. Kamal Ravikant

How can you love people without encouraging them? And how can you be loyal to people without educating them.
Confucius

Strength doesn’t come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t. Anonymous

Turn your wounds into wisdom. Oprah Winfrey

Dark times are not hopeless times. David Goggins

Rock bottom became the solid foundation in which I rebuilt my life. J.K. Rowling

The best way to predict the future is to create it. Abraham Lincoln

The more voluntary suffering you build into your life, the less involuntary suffering will affect your life. Tim Ferriss

Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it. Helen Keller

You must do the thing you think you cannot do. Eleanor Roosevelt

A problem is a chance for you to do your best. Duke Ellington

The difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is how you use them. Unknown

I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ’Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death. Thomas Paine

Use what you’ve been through as fuel, believe in yourself and be unstoppable! Yvonne Pierre

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. Winston Churchill

Difficult times don’t come your way just so you can survive them; God uses these times in your life to form and refine you. Joel Osteen

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.
Thomas Edison

Inside of a ring or out, ain’t nothing wrong with going down. It’s staying down that’s wrong. Muhammad Ali

Suffering is when we resist the moment. Kamal Ravikant

The task must be made difficult, for only the difficult inspires the noblehearted. Søren Kierkegaard

Work. Keep digging your well. Water is there somewhere. Rumi

Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your choice. Wayne Dyer

The true man is revealed in difficult times. So when trouble comes, think of yourself as a wrestler whom God, like a trainer, has paired with a tough young buck. For what purpose? To turn you into Olympicclass material. Epictetus

Enthusiasm is common. Endurance is rare. Angela Duckworth

In the midst of these hard times it is our good health and good sleep that are enjoyable. Knute Nelson

It may sound strange, but many champions are made champions by setbacks. Bob Richards

You were given this life because you were strong enough to live it. Unknown

Don’t let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use. Earl Nightingale

You don’t build psychological resilience by feeling good all the time. You build psychological resilience by getting better at feeling bad. Mark Manson

Never give up. Things may be hard, but if you quit trying they’ll never get better. Stop worrying and start trusting God. It will be worth it.
Germany Kent

When life changes itself to harder. Change yourself to stronger. Anurag Prakash Ray

They were good times, there were hard times, but there were never bad times. Steve Jobs

Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it. Jacques Prevert

You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have. Bob Marley

Success requires hard work. But it also requires smart work. You have to take a break sometimes. You will burn yourself out if you don’t. Mel Robbins

The pain you feel today is the strength you feel tomorrow. For every challenge encountered, there is opportunity for growth. Unknown

Circumstances don’t make the man, they only reveal him to himself. Epictetus

Do not sit still; start moving now. In the beginning, you may not go in the direction you want, but as long as you are moving, you are creating alternatives and possibilities. Rodolfo Costa

Even in hard times there’s a possibility to have fun. Eyden I

Restoration is coming, new beginnings are coming, breakthroughs, abundance, victory is coming. The pain is only temporary, but the joy will go on forever. Joel Osteen

We have more strength than will; and it is often merely for an excuse we say things are impossible. François de La Rochefoucauld

A happy life doesn’t mean an easy life. Thibaut

People need hard times and oppression to develop psychic muscles. Emily Dickinson

Tough times never last, but tough people do. Robert H Schuller

Sometimes the tide is with us, and sometimes against. But we keep swimming either way.
Charlie Munger

You’ll have bad times, but it’ll always wake you up to the good stuff you weren’t paying attention to. Robin Williams

Endurance is not just the ability to bear a hard thing, but to turn it into glory. William Barclay

When things are bad, we take comfort in the thought that they could always get worse. And when they are, we find hope in the thought that things are so bad they have to get better. Malcolm S. Forbes

The best way to get rid of the pain is to feel the pain. And when you feel the pain and go beyond it, you’ll see there’s a very intense love that is wanting to awaken itself. Deepak Chopra

Talent is nothing but long patience. Gustave Flaubert

People who try to force circumstances become their slaves. Those who use them become their masters. The Talmud

It’s important to be kind to yourself, but also be tough. Be real about where you are and where you want to be. Notice when you are not giving 100% and make sure to get rid of excuses. Gal Shapira

Fall seven times, stand up eight. Japanese Proverb

Every struggle you had in your life shaped you into the person you are today. Be thankful for the hard times they can only make you stronger. Anmol Andore

Don’t be discouraged. It’s often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock. Unknown

Remember when life’s path is steep to keep your mind even. Quintus Horatius Flaccus

Don’t give up what you want most, for what you want now. Zig Ziglar

Life is given to us not only for pleasures. Nikolai Gogol

Life isn’t about getting and having, it’s about giving and being.
Kevin Kruse

As long as you keep getting born, it’s alright to die sometimes. Orson Scott Card

In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity. Horace

If you are going through hell, keep going. Winston Churchill

We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided. J.K. Rowling

I think that little by little I’ll be able to solve my problems and survive. Frida Kahlo

Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. George Bernard Shaw

When great men permit themselves to be cast down by the continuance of misfortune, they show us that they were only sustained by ambition, and not by their mind. François de La Rochefoucauld

Things worth having are worth waiting for. Paulo Coelho

Every failure is preparing you. Don’t be so afraid of failure that you don’t get out of your comfort zone. You will learn more through failure than you will through success. You’ll learn more in the difficult times than you will in the good times. Joel Osteen

Hard times, when held with open hands and a tender heart, can prepare us for the future. Cindee Snider Re

Master the art of doing things you don’t feel like doing, and you’ll go quite far. Thibaut

Do not be concerned too much with what will happen. Everything which happens will be good and useful for you.
Epictetus

At the root of all misery is unfulfilled desire. Scott Hahn

When Times Are Hard Quotes

In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life. It goes on. Robert Frost

All of life is a test and we all have our challenges to meet. Marjory Sheba

In the meantime, cling tooth and nail to the following rule: not to give in to adversity, not to trust prosperity, and always take full note of fortune’s habit of behaving just as she pleases.
Seneca

Everyone has a plan until they punched in the mouth. Mike Tyson

To succeed, you have to do something and be very bad at it for a while. You have to look bad before you can look really good. Barbara DeAngelis

Keep the right perspective: the suffering is not permanent. That suffering is not going to last. It didn’t come to stay; it came to pass. Joel Osteen

The world and everyone in it is always ready to blame a man for anything when he is already knocked down. Therese May

I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it. Maya Angelou

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

In hard times, gold is a good friend and good friend is gold! Mehmet Murat ildan

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking. Marcus Aurelius

Prosperity is not without many fears and disasters; and adversity is not without comforts and hopes. Francis Bacon

It will hurt. It will take time. It will take sacrifice. It will take dedication. It will be worth it. Jack Coulson

When you understand, there is peace. When you don’t, there is fear. Maxime Lagacé

Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are. Epictetus

We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey. Kenji Miyazawa

All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. J.R.R. Tolkien, ‘The Fellowship of the Ring’

Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think and twice as beautiful as you’ve ever imagined. Dr. Seuss

Persevere on, my brave lads. We have only just begun. Never despond! Never say enough! Swami Vivekananda

If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. Chinese proverb

Next to trying and winning, the best thing is trying and failing. L.M. Montgomery

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

Everybody ought to do at least two things each day that he hates to do, just for practice. William James

If my wealth goes away, it takes with it nothing but itself. Seneca

Some changes look negative on the surface but you will soon realize that space is being created in your life for something new to emerge. Eckhart Tolle

Bad times, hard times, this is what people keep saying; but let us live well, and times shall be good. We are the times: Such as we are, such are the times.
Saint Augustine

The nobleminded encourage what is beautiful in people and discourage what is ugly in them. Little people do just the opposite. Confucius

What helps you persevere is your resilience and commitment. Roy T. Bennett

Your deepest pain is your greatest gift if you learn how to use it. Tony Robbins

That which does not kill us makes us stronger. Friedrich Nietzsche

Our ambition should not be to win but to play with our full effort. Our intention is not to be thanked or recognized, but to help and to do what we think is right. Our focus is not on what happens to us but on how we respond. In this, we will find contentment and resilience. Ryan Holiday

Once you choose hope, anything’s possible. Christopher Reeve

When there is harmony between the mind, heart and resolution then nothing is impossible. The Vedas

It is really wonderful how much resilience there is in human nature. Let any obstructing cause, no matter what, be removed in any way, even by death, and we fly back to first principles of hope and enjoyment. Bram Stoker

Pain is important: how we evade it, how we succumb to it, how we deal with it, how we transcend it. Audre Lorde

What the future holds for you depends on your state of consciousness now. Eckhart Tolle

Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently. Maya Angelou

In a day, when you don’t come across any problems you can be sure that you are travelling in a wrong path. Swami Vivekananda

You should look in suffering for the seeds of your future spiritual growth, or the bitterness of suffering will be severe.
Leo Tolstoy

We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Hard times build determination and inner strength. Through them we can also come to appreciate the uselessness of anger. Dalai Lama

You don’t have to control your thoughts; you just have to stop letting them control you. Dan Millman

If you want to save your soul, forget about your comfort. Leo Tolstoy

Resilience is very different than being numb. Resilience means you experience, you feel, you fail, you hurt. You fall. But, you keep going. Yasmin Mogahed

A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles. Christopher Reeve

Humble in our aspirations. Gracious in our success. Resilient in our failures. Ryan Holiday

You have come into a hard world. I know of only one easy place in it, and that is the grave. Henry Ward Beecher

To be tested is good. The challenged life may be the best therapist. Gail Sheehy

The times that challenge you the most are when you discover who you are and grow into the person you want to become. Shane Parrish

In times of uncertainty, we need to think critically for ourselves. Otherwise, we let someone else dictate our focus. Stand guard at the door of your mind. Tony Robbins

You’ve got to stay strong to be strong in tough times. Tilman J. Fertitta

If there is one lesson I’ve learned from failure and success, it’s this. I am not the outcome. I am never the result. I am only the effort.
Kamal Ravikant

The coolest thing about starting is that once you get something in motion, things tend to stay in motion. The hardest part is starting. But once you begin, you’ll figure it out. Mel Robbins

but sometimes the darkness moves through you. Dean Young

So the next time you see a person with a compose face and a soft voice, remember that inside her mind she might be solving an equation, composing a sonnet, designing a hat. She might, that is, be deploying the powers of quiet. Susan Cain

When times are hard and you are mentally and physically exhausted and feel like you have nothing left and all you want to do is quit, that’s when you find out who you are. David Goggins

Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again. Nelson Mandela

You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you. James Allen

If you feel like giving up, give up on that feeling and give into the realization there are endless possibilities waiting to be discovered before you. Tom Althouse

Pros are just amateurs who know how to gracefully recover from their mistakes. Kevin Kelly

Personality can open doors, but only character can keep them open. Elmer G. Letterman

The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work. Harry Golden

Life will throw obstacles at you to make sure you truly want it. Maxime Lagacé

If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The people who stick with things for years and never stop almost always win the race. James Clear

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity is a greater. Possession pampers the mind; privation trains and strengthens it.
William Hazlitt

Successful people demonstrate their resilience through their dedication to making progress every day, even if that progress is marginal. Jonathan Mills

Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines. Robert Schuller

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars. Khalil Gibran

Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way. And don’t pray when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines. Leroy Satchel Paige

Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one. Bruce Lee

When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Joseph Kennedy

Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. Thomas Edison

To have become a deeper man is the privilege of those who have suffered. Oscar Wilde

Every downturn had ended in an upturn. Noah Kerner

Linger not in your sorrows. You do not belong there. Dodinsky

Strong people alone know how to organize their suffering so as to bear only the most necessary pain. Emil Dorian

Hard times arouse an instinctive desire for authenticity. Coco Chanel

Hard times are purposeful, meant to refine and redirect us. They’re not arbitrary or random, and they’re definitely not cruel. Liz Curtis Higgs

Opportunity may knock only once but temptation leans on the door bell. Oprah Winfrey

The harder you fall, the heavier your heart; the heavier your heart, the stronger you climb; the stronger you climb, the higher your pedestal.
Criss Jami

When your mind is telling you to quit and give up, remember all the repetition and sacrifice made along the way. David Goggins

Hard Times Quotes

Hard times may have held you down, but they will not last forever. When all is said and done, you will be increased. Joel Osteen

There is no deed in this life so impossible that you cannot do it. Your whole life should be lived as an heroic deed. Leo Tolstoy

The further you walk away from accountability, the weaker you become. Character is not built on the couch. Stay hard!
David Goggins

Don’t be afraid. You’re going to make it, but it’s always going to feel as if you’re not. Alan Watts

The greatest mistake you can make in life is to continually fear that you will make one. Elbert Hubbard

Learn how to be happy with what you have while you pursue all that you want. Jim Rohn

I’ve discovered that if you want to reach your true potential, it’s much more effective to ignite a new passion for life than to dwell on past problems. Neil A. Fiore

Some knowledge is too heavy…you cannot bear it…your Father will carry it until you are able. Corrie ten Boom

What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly. Richard Bach

Like tiny seeds with potent power to push through tough ground and become mighty trees, we hold innate reserves of unimaginable strength. We are resilient. Catherine DeVrye

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

When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it. Henry Ford

When you’re finished changing, you’re finished. Benjamin Franklin

Resilience isn’t a single skill. It’s a variety of skills and coping mechanisms. To bounce back from bumps in the road as well as failures, you should focus on emphasizing the positive. Jean Chatzky

There is no failure. Only feedback. Robert Allen

The people who did the hard, unpopular, disciplined things during the good times are the ones set up to thrive during the bad times.
Anthony Pompliano

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. Confucius

Virtue begins only when there is an effort. Leo Tolstoy

No matter how hard it seems just keep going, don’t quit because we only fail when we give up. Anurag Prakash Ray

Hard times may have put you down sometimes but they will not last forever. When all is said and done, you will be wise and strong. Anurag Prakash Ray

Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny. C. S. Lewis

Just as despair can come to one only from other human beings, hope, too, can be given to one only by other human beings. Elie Weisel

Never abandon life. There is a way out of everything except death. Winston Churchill

The universe is sending you exactly what you need. Keep trusting. Andrew Zaffina

Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there. Will Rogers

No matter how bleak or menacing a situation may appear, it does not entirely own us. It can’t take away our freedom to respond, our power to take action. Ryder Carroll

Become comfortable with not knowing. Eckhart Tolle

Encourage yourself, believe in yourself, and love yourself. Never doubt who you are. Stephanie Lahart

If you fell down yesterday, stand up today. H.G. Wells

Only those who dare to fail greatly, can ever achieve greatly. Robert F. Kennedy

Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough. Og Mandino

Hard times are good in their own way, too. The only way you can achieve true happiness is if you experience true sadness as well.
Gabrielle Williams

Everything that goes wrong is just an opportunity to practice a virtue. One obstacle gives you a chance to practice controlling your temper. Another perseverance. Another a chance to take a long walk through the park. There is always something you can and need to practice on. Ryan Holiday

The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity. Seneca

Surmounting difficulty is the crucible that forms character. Tony Robbins

Going through challenging things can teach you a lot, and they also make you appreciate the times that aren’t so challenging. Carrie Fisher

Courage does not always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow. Mary Anne Radmacher

There’s no such things as failure, only results. Tony Robbins

It’s unfortunate that this has happened. No. It’s fortunate that this has happened and I’ve remained unharmed. Marcus Aurelius

Never say never, because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion. Michael Jordan

Things turn out the best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out. John Wooden

Hard times don’t create heroes. It is during the hard times when the ‘hero’ within us is revealed. Bob Riley

Hard times always lead to something great. Betsey Johnson

Resilience is based on compassion for ourselves as well as compassion for others. Sharon Salzberg

When you become comfortable with uncertainty, infinite possibilities open up in your life. It means fear is no longer a dominant factor in what you do and no longer prevents you from taking action to initiate change. Eckhart Tolle

With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts. Eleanor Roosevelt

Sometimes our light goes out, but is blown again into instant flame by an encounter with another human being.
Albert Schweitzer

Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears. John Lennon

He knows not his own strength who hath not met adversity. William Samuel Johnson

Confidence, courage and determined spirit are vital for surviving hard times. Lailah Gifty Akita

Every adversity, every failure and every heartache carries with it the seed of an equivalent or a greater benefit. Napoleon Hill

If there is no struggle there is no progress. Kimberly Jones

The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places. Ernest Hemingway

No matter how much falls on us, we keep plowing ahead. That’s the only way to keep the roads clear. Greg Kincaid

Nobody can make you to feel inferior without your consent. Eleanor Roosevelt

Breathe deeply and often. This too shall pass. Jason Garner

You can’t have something without believing you can have it, first. Gal Shapira

Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful. Joshua J. Marine

Hard days are the best because that’s when champions are made. Gabrielle Douglas

We have nothing to fear, but fear itself.
Franklin D. Roosevelt

Be patient. It will all be fine in the end. Sometimes it’s just longer. Maxime Lagacé

Every difficulty you go through, every bad break, every person that leaves, isn’t meant to stop you. It’s meant to push you, to stretch you, to mature you, to make you stronger. Joel Osteen

I have no regrets in my life. I think that everything happens to you for a reason. The hard times that you go through build character, making you a much stronger person. Rita Mero

After every storm the sun will smile; for every problem there is a solution, and the soul’s indefeasible duty is to be of good cheer. William R. Alger

Character is developed in the tough times, when we’re not getting our way but we keep doing the right thing. Joel Osteen

Learn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness. Ayn Rand

We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations. Chuck Swindoll

When you go through something, like, you learn to appreciate little things the birds, trees, flowers. Grizz Chapman

Use whatever challenge comes into your life as a kind of fuel for the flame of consciousness. Eckhart Tolle

Nothing is more beautiful than the smile that has struggled through the tears. Demi Lovato

Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else. Les Brown

You never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice. Bob Marley

Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.
Thich Nhat Hanh

Resilience is the ability to attack while running away. Wes Fessler

Hard times are moments of reflection. Lailah Gifty

There is neither happiness nor unhappiness in this world; there is merely the comparison of one state to the other. Only a man who has felt ultimate despair is capable of feeling ultimate bliss. Alexandre Dumas

To have darkness behind me, in front of me a bright sky, flickering lights on the water and to feel it on the stony face of the southern sun. Julia Hartwig

Problems are messages. Shakti Gawain

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it. Maya Angelou

Those who make hostility a daily manner are often left in the lurch at difficult times.
Michael Bassey Johnson

What happens is not as important as how you react to what happens. Thaddeus Golas

In Hard Times Quotes

Courage is what you earn when you’ve been through the tough times and you discover they aren’t so tough after all. Malcolm Gladwell

Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning how to dance in the rain. Vivian Greene

In prosperity it is very easy to find a friend; but in adversity, it is most difficult of all things.
Epictetus

Persistence overshadows even talent as the most valuable resource shaping the quality of life. Tony Robbins

Often when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of something else. Fred Rogers

Life is very interesting. In the end, some of your greatest pains become your greatest strengths. Drew Barrymore

If you don’t like something change it; if you can’t change it, change the way you think about it. Mary Engelbreit

You cannot expect victory and plan for defeat. Joel Osteen

There is no gathering the rose without being pricked by the thorns. The Panchatantra

Have great hopes and dare to go all out for them. Have great dreams and dare to live them. Have tremendous expectations and believe in them. Norman Vincent Peale

The hardest struggle of all is to be something different from what the average man is. Charles M Schwab

One small crack does not mean you are broken, it means that you were put to the test and you didn’t fall apart. Linda Poindexter

Make up your mind that no matter what comes your way, no matter how difficult, no matter how unfair, you will do more than simply survive. You will thrive in spite of it. Joel Osteen

The greatest glory in living lies not in never failing, but in rising every time we fail. Nelson Mandela

Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength. Arnold Schwarzenegger

If only we’d stop trying to be happy we could have a pretty good time.
Edith Wharton

All you need to do is a little step forward. It’s the hardest part. The rest is easier. Gal Shapira

I learned there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead, others come from behind. But I’ve bought a big bat. I’m all ready, you see. Now my troubles are going to have trouble with me. Dr. Seuss

The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but your thoughts about it. Eckhart Tolle

Neither failure nor success has the power to change your inner state of Being. Eckhart Tolle

This adversity is the springboard you needed. Maxime Lagacé

You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it. Margaret Thatcher

If you’re going through hell keep going. Winston Churchill

There are no great people in this world, only great challenges which ordinary people rise to meet. William Frederick Halsey, Jr.

The hard stuff will always be hard. The scary stuff will always be scary. It won’t ever feel easy and you won’t ever feel like doing it. The real way to move forward is knowing that you can push yourself. You can do it anyway. That’s how you succeed. Mel Robbins

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. Buddha

You must bear losses like a soldier, the voice told me, bravely and without complaint, and just when the day seems lost, grab your shield for another stand, another thrust forward. That is the juncture that separates heroes from the merely strong. Margaret George

When you’re already going through a rough patch of life; a slight wave from past thrash you down so gracefully that journey becomes an unending shore!
Monika Arora

The oak sleeps in the acorn. The bird waits in the egg, and in the highest vision of the soul, a waking angel stirs. Dreams are the seedlings of reality. Napoleon Hill

Stop a minute, right where you are. Relax your shoulders, shake your head and spine like a dog shaking off cold water. Tell that imperious voice in your head to be still. Barbara Kingsolver

The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won’t. Henry Ward Beecher

If you only keep pushing when it makes sense, you’ll never accomplish anything great. Maxime Lagacé

The quality of your life is the quality of your relationships. Tony Robbins

Don’t dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer. Denis Waitley

You must persevere, must develop new strength by continuous study, until that which is only a good inclination become a good settled purpose. Seneca

It’s a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack. Germany Kent

Real difficulties can be overcome; it is only the imaginary ones that are unconquerable. Theodore N. Vail

There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. Albert Einstein

Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful. Zig Ziglar

If you always attach positive emotions to the things you want, and never attach negative emotions to the things you don’t, then that which you desire most will invariably come your way.
Matt D. Miller

Realists are not afraid to look at the harsh circumstances of life. Robert Greene

Whatever you are going through, you must endure it until the end, in order for it to bless you. Every storm runs out of rain. Kimberly Jones

But where, after all, would be the poetry of the sea were there no wild waves? Joshua Slocum

If things appear to be coming apart, maybe they are just rearranging themselves for a better fit. Pawnee Grey

Don’t cry for a man who’s left you; the next one may fall for your smile. Mae West

In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. Albert Einstein

It is the ability to resist failure or use failure that often leads to greater success. J.K. Rowling

Write what you love. Love will hold you through the hard times and hold the world during the good times. Mark Z Danielewski

He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions. Louisa May Alcott

In life, you may face hard times. But in the face of adversity, always seek to remain positive. What we think, will eventually become our life. And if you think positive, you will have a positive life. Sarah Wilson

Resilience is accepting your new reality, even if it’s less good than the one you had before. You can fight it, you can do nothing but scream about what you’ve lost, or you can accept that and try to put together something that’s good. Elizabeth Edwards

Don’t wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get, you’ve got to make yourself. Alice Walker

Most hardships, in the long term, are blessings. Maxime Lagacé

Just think how happy you would be if you lost everything you have right now, and then got it back again.
Frances Rodman

Once a problem stops being a problem, that’s when it becomes a funny story. Alain de Botton

Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending. Carl Bard

Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. Buddha

You may go through very difficult time. Where you feel like a failure but remember one thing, struggle and hard times are the most inspirational thing in the world. Anurag Prakash Ray

Patience is the calm acceptance that things can happen in a different order than the one you have in mind. David G. Allen

The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests. Epicetus

We should manage fortune like our health, enjoy it when it is good, be patient when it is bad, and never resort to strong remedies but in an extremity. François de La Rochefoucauld

Every goal first started as something in our mind. You have it all within you! Deborah Day

The hardest thing in the world is to continuously fall and stay motivated. But those who can will start to create great separation between them and those who choose the path of least resistance.
David Goggins

You don’t have to fix everything at once. We rarely can. Release the urge to think you must. Just take a step. One step. Whatever you’re capable of today. And tomorrow you can step again. Breathe. You’re not alone. Jason Garner

Getting Through Hard Times Quotes

For the rest of his life, Oliver Twist remembers a single word of blessing spoken to him by another child because this word stood out so strikingly from the consistent discouragement around him. Charles Dickens

The darker the night, the brighter the stars. Fyodor Dostoevsky

You can’t calm the storm… so stop trying. What you can do is calm yourself. The storm will pass.
Timber Hawkeye

It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop. Confucius

You need hard times to become strong, otherwise you stay weak. Maxime Lagacé

There’s a way to do anything. Don’t let anyone put doubts in your head. Focus on solutions. Gal Shapira

I like to use the hard times of the past to motivate me today. Dwayne Johnson

You need to be buried deep in the dirt before you can find your bloom. Roz Inga

When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this: you haven’t. Thomas Edison

There are no hard times for good ideas. Harry Gordon Selfridge

Start believing again; start dreaming again. Start talking like it’s going to happen; start acting like it’s going to happen. Joel Osteen

Born through hard times, Ghetto child of mine. I wonder if you have to suffer for your father’s crimes. Tupac Shakur

When it’s tough, lean in and stay strong. Remember it’s for the better. It’s for you, not against you. Maxime Lagacé

We must meet the challenge rather than wish it were not before us. William J. Brennan

Pain doesn’t last. And when it’s gone, we have something to show for it. Growth. Kamal Ravikant

Storms draw something out of us that calm seas don’t. Bill Hybels

In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.
Albert Camus

The more humble a person is, the freer and stronger he is. Leo Tolstoy

When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Tonight we cry, we despair, and we fear. Tomorrow we get back to work trying to build the world we want. Sam Altman

Difficult times have helped me to understand better than before, how infinitely rich and beautiful life is in every way, and that so many things that one goes worrying about are of no importance whatsoever. Zahid Abas

I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders. Jewish Proverb

The more rejection you get, the better you are, the more you’ve learned, the closer you are to your outcome. Tony Robbins

Believe in yourself and you can be anything. Katy Perry

I don’t know a startup that hasn’t been through tough times. Vinod Khosla

We all have battles to fight. And it’s often in those battles that we are most alive: it’s on the frontlines of our lives that we earn wisdom, create joy, forge friendships, discover happiness, find love, and do purposeful work. Eric Greitens

A deeprooted strength is the result of a difficult journey. Karen Gibbs

When we learn how to become resilient, we learn how to embrace the beautifully broad spectrum of the human experience. Jaeda Dewalt

One of the most important things you can do on this earth is to let people know they are not alone. Shannon L. Alder

Who do you spend time with? Criticizers or encouragers? Surround yourself with those who believe in you. Your life is too important for anything less.
Steve Goodier

Hard times require furious dancing. Each of us is proof. Alice Walker

Remember that guy that gave up? Neither does anyone else. Unknown

I walk slowly, but I never walk backward. Abraham Lincoln

Only during hard times do people come to understand how difficult it is to be master of their feelings and thoughts. Anton Chekhov

The trick is to enjoy life. Don’t wish away your days, waiting for better ones ahead. Marjorie Pay Hinckley

He worked with her as she was and not as he wanted her to be. Colin Clark

The greatest joys in life are found not only in what we do and feel, but also in our quiet hopes and labors for others. Bryant McGill

If you are being positive and strong in difficult times half of your problems will be solved automatically. Anurag Prakash

The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity. Ulysses S. Grant

Piece of advice I heard in high school I’ve never forgotten: Successful people aren’t smarter than you, they’re just way more persistent. Sam Altman

Encouragement is like water to the soul, it makes everything grow. Chris Burkmenn

Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you. Ovid

Real growth comes through intense, difficult, and challenging situations. Kamal Ravikant

It’s okay to feel anxious and overwhelmed but this time in your life is going to require you to develop the resilience to feel those feelings and learn how to stay grounded and hopeful about the future that’s coming.
Mel Robbins

It takes a lot of courage to push through hard times. Never give up. Good things are coming your way. Robert Tew

Anyone can give up; it is the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone would expect you to fall apart, now that is true strength. Chris Bradford

There’s no such thing as a bad experience, only an experience that we fail to utilize. Mark Manson

There is meaning in every journey that is unknown to the traveller. Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Promise me you’ll always remember: You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. Christopher Robin to Pooh, A.A. Milne

Strength In Hard Times Quotes

If you want to look good in front of thousands, you have to outwork thousands in front of nobody. Damian Lillard

Hard times produce your greatest gifts. Robin Sharma

Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging.
Joseph Campbell

Choose not to be harmed and you won’t feel harmed. Don’t feel harmed and you haven’t been. Marcus Aurelius

Night is always darker before the dawn and life is the same, the hard times will pass, every thing will get better and sun will shine brighter than ever. Ernest Hemingway

Give yourself a break. Life isn’t easy, especially now. It’s okay to be human, to feel all the emotions that come with difficult moments like these. Breathe and let go of the judgments and high expectations and just be as you are. You’re good. You’re enough. Just breathe. Jason Garner

You have power over your mind not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. Marcus Aurelius

My barn having burned down, I can now see the moon. Mizuta Masahide

I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness for it shows me the stars. Og Mandino

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor. Truman Capote

It’s not supposed to be easy. Life is designed to test the human soul. David Goggins

Sometimes painful things can teach us lessons that we didn’t think we needed to know. Amy Poehler

Happiness isn’t something that depends on our surroundings…it’s something we make inside ourselves. Corrie ten Boom

One’s dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but it can never be taken away unless it is surrendered. Michael J. Fox

Pros are just amateurs who learned from their mistakes. James Clear

Worrying does not empty tomorrow of its troubles, it empties today of its strength. Corrie ten Boom

In order to win, you must expect to win. Richard Bach

We have the opportunity, even in difficult times, to let our spirit shine. Jack Kornfield

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.
Dale Carnegie

The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived. Robert Jordan

Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true. Leo Suenens

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

Hard times fall upon everybody. Whatever it is, we’re going to get out of it. Mike Tyson

We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have. Frederick Keonig

In difficult times, it’s so hard to look around and to see what to be grateful for. Alice Barrett

Persistence and resilience only come from having been given the chance to work through difficult problems. Gever Tulley

If people knew how hard I had to work to gain my mastery, it would not seem so wonderful at all. Michelangelo

You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. Wayne Gretzky

There are no straight lines. Tony Robbins

If you’re not the smartest, strongest, or most innovative, you can still win by simply being the most consistent. Anthony Pompliano

Hard times sustain and strengthen others, inspiring them to strive toward personal growth. Senora Roy

It will work if you forget all the reasons it will not. Paulo Coelho

Have the courage to face a difficulty lest it kick you harder than you bargained for. Stanisław Leszczyński

In life, we make the best decisions we can with the information we have on hand.
Agnes Kamara Umunna

Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind. Dr. Seuss

Thankfully, persistence is a great substitute for talent. Steve Martin

Planning for failure is a crucial part of success. James Clear

It’s only pain that can make you change. Naval Ravikant

Challenge yourself when life is easy, so you can handle it when life gets hard. James Clear

Suffering is the necessary condition for spiritual and physical growth. Leo Tolstoy

Reality can be changed by imagination, creativity and, above all, perseverance. Paulo Coelho

Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them. Publilius Syrus

We can believe in a thing, we can know that it exists, even if we cannot understand it with our intellect, or explain it with words. Leo Tolstoy

In my experience, people who don’t stick around during the hard times weren’t worth having around anyway. Kimberly Belle

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Never pity yourself. Be a hard master to yourselfand be lenient to everybody else. Henry Ward Beecher

All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me…. You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you. Walt Disney

The soul would have no rainbow had the eyes no tears. John Vance Cheney

Hope is the child of perseverance and progress.
Maxime Lagacé

The turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the core of strength within you that survives all hurt. Max Lerner

Some days, doing the best we can may still fall short of what we would like to be able to do, but life isn’t perfect on any front and doing what we can with what we have is the most we should expect of ourselves or anyone else. Fred Rogers

On the other side of a storm is the strength that comes from having navigated through it. Raise your sail and begin. Gregory S. Williams

Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient. Steve Maraboli

Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact. William James

Don’t be discouraged. It’s often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock. Unknown

If your heart is broken, make art with the pieces. Shane Koyczan

We should always pray for help, but we should always listen for inspiration and impression to proceed in ways different from those we may have thought of. John H. Groberg

We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it is not as dreadful as it appeared, discovering we have the strength to stare it down. Eleanor Roosevelt

One word of encouragement can be enough to spark someone’s motivation to continue with a difficult challenge. Roy T. Bennett

Grief and resilience live together. Michelle Obama

Never give in. Never, never, never. Winston Churchill

When crisis and disaster strike, don’t waste them. No problems, no progress.
Kevin Kelly

No one is going to hand me success. I must go out and get it myself. That’s why I’m here. To dominate. To conquer. Both the world, and myself. Unknown

And one has to understand that braveness is not the absence of fear but rather the strength to keep on going forward despite the fear. Paulo Coelho

If you’re presenting yourself with confidence, you can pull off pretty much anything. Katy Perry

Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tunes without the words and never stops at all. Emily Dickinson

The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials. Chinese Proverb

Going Through Hard Times Quotes

We must all either wear out or rust out, every one of us. My choice is to wear out. Theodore Roosevelt

I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong… I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles. Audrey Hepburn

Successful leaders grow slowly and steadily over time. Keep your focus on doing the right thing each and every day. That simple act will compound over time.
John C. Maxwell

It takes time to create excellence. If it could be done quickly, more people would do it. John Wooden

Hard times are sometimes blessings in disguise. We do have to suffer but in the end it makes us strong, better and wise. Anurag Prakash Ray

What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise. Oscar Wilde

It is only in our darkest hours that we may discover the true strength of the brilliant light within ourselves that can never, ever, be dimmed. Doe Zantamata

A good half of the art of living is resilience. Alain de Botton

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

Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy. Leo Buscaglia

Life will always be hard on you, but it doesn’t mean you should give up. Anurag Prakash Ray

Little minds are too much wounded by little things; great minds see all and are not even hurt. François de La Rochefoucauld

Hard Times Are Like a Washing Machine, They Twist, Turn and Knock Us Around, But In The End we Come Out Cleaner, Brighter and Better Than Before Anonymous

I’ve got nothing to do today but smile. Paul Simon

Man is fond of counting his troubles but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up, as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it.
Fyodor Dostoevsky

You cannot control situations that arise or what other people will do. But you can choose how you will meet each experience. Christine Day

If uncertainty is unacceptable to you, it turns into fear. If it is perfectly acceptable, it turns into increased aliveness, alertness, and creativity. Eckhart Tolle

There’s a lot of people out there who go through hard times, and they feel alone. They feel like nobody is there. But I’m in the same boat. Brandy Norwood

There’s nothing that cleanses your soul like getting the hell kicked out of you. Woody Hayes

People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be. Abraham Lincoln

Nobody trips over mountains. It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble. Pass all the pebbles in your path, and you will find you have crossed the mountain. Author Unknown

Adversity, similar to lava, appears to destroy everything in its way. But out of the ashes and smoke, new, better, and stronger things emerge that may have not been born in any other way. Zoe V.

There have been some hard times, people around me supported me. Laure Manaudou

Stay flexible! The moment we overcome one challenge, I can promise you’ll soon be facing a new one; that’s what growth is all about.
Tony Robbins

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you; they’re supposed to help you discover who you are. Bernice Johnson Reagon

No matter how bad things are, you can always make things worse. Randy Pausch

Why worry? If you’ve done the very best you can, worrying won’t make it any better. Walt Disney

How do we handle unimaginable tragedy? What do we do when our worst nightmares come true? Instead of following conventional wisdom, Job fell down to the ground and worshiped ground. Jeff Syverson

Hard times lifts the seeking souls to higher spiritual realms.
Lailah Gifty Akita

The difference between a strong man and a weak one is that the former does not give up after a defeat. Woodrow Wilson

Getting Through Hard Times Quotes

The wiser you get, the more adaptable you become, the less suffering affects you. Maxime Lagacé

No one escapes pain, fear, and suffering. Yet from pain can come wisdom, from fear can come courage, from suffering can come strength if we have the virtue of resilience. Eric Greitens

Open your eyes, look up to the skies.
Elon Musk

Passion’s breathlessness and impetuousness and franticness are poor substitutes for discipline, mastery, strength, purpose and perseverance. Ryan Holiday

Starting is easy. Finishing is hard. That’s why few succeed. Maxime Lagacé

She stood in the storm and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails. Elizabeth Edwards

The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, and the future less resolved than it will be. Marcel Pagnol

A true champion has experienced fatigue many times and yet always finds what they still haven’t given. David Goggins

Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Money, influence and position are as nothing compared with brains, principle, energy and perseverance. Orison Swett Marden

Intrepidity is an extraordinary strength of soul which raises it above the troubles, disorders, and emotions which the sight of great perils can arouse in it: by this strength heroes maintain a calm aspect and preserve their reason and liberty in the most surprising and terrible accidents. François de La Rochefoucauld

Accept hardship as a necessary discipline. Lailah Gifty Akita

We are not a product of what has happened to us in our past. We have the power of choice.
Stephen Covey

There is a saying in Tibetan, ‘Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.’ No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that’s our real disaster. Dalai Lama

I didn’t fail the test, I just found ways to do it wrong. Benjamin Franklin

Every adversity brings new experiences and new lessons. Lailah Gifty Akita

And hard times are good in their own way, too. Because the only way you can achieve true happiness is if you experience true sadness as well. It’s all about light and shade. Balance. Gabrielle Williams

The most useful form of patience is persistence. Patience implies waiting for things to improve on their own. Persistence implies keeping your head down and continuing to work when things take longer than you expect. James Clear

Pain is your friend; it is your alie. Pain reminds you to finish the job and get the hell home. Pain tells you when you have been seriously wounded. And you know what the best thing about pain is? It tells you you’re not dead yet! G.I Jane

I have found that if you love life, life will love you back. Arthur Rubinstein

Do you understand that the main thing holding you back is your belief that something is holding you back? Ralph Marston

It’s not exactly like you thought it would be, you think it’s a failure. What about the spectrum of colors in between.
Sara Evans

It’s your reaction to adversity, not adversity itself that determines how your life’s story will develop. Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened. Dr. Seuss

At night, especially, it is beautiful to believe in the light. Plato

There are moments when troubles enter our lives and we can do nothing to avoid them. But they are there for a reason. Only when we have overcome them will we understand why they were there. Paulo Coelho

Let perseverance be your engine and hope your fuel. H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

To Sum Up

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These should be used when life is feeling tough and you need some motivation to get going again.

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