Frederick William Robertson Quotes

Some souls are ennobled and elevated by seeming misfortunes, which then become blessings in disguise.

Pain is the great teacher of mankind. Beneath its breath souls develop.

I'm not saying that experiencing loss is why I can cope with darker worlds - I'm not saying that for a second - but I think it opens up a side of you in terms of work that wouldn't be as accessible had that stuff not happened.

You have to go through tough experiences and go through some battles, in order to be stronger.

Saints spring and thrive most internally, when they are most externally afflicted. Afflictions are the mother of virtue.

It is... very helpful to think of adversity not so much as a threat to our peace of mind but rather as the very means by which patience is attained.

The person may have a scar, but it also means they have a story

Troubles cured you salty as a country ham, smoky to the taste, thick-skinned and tender inside.

He said that those who have endured some misfortune will always be set apart but that it is just that misfortune which is their gift and which is their strength.

The troubles of this world pass, and what we have left is what we have made of our souls.

Affliction hardens those whom it does not soften.

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

There is a certain kind of maturity that can be attained only through the discipline of suffering.

I've learned that every single trial offers us a chance to either turn away from what we know to be true, or to stand strong in who we are...

When things fall apart in your life, you feel as if your whole world is crumbling. But actually it’s your fixed identity that’s crumbling. And as Chögyam Trungpa used to tell us, that’s cause for celebration.

If the game shakes me or breaks me, I hope it makes me a better man.

The things we overcome in life really become our strengths.

Everyone is going to face challenges. What defines you is how you overcome those.

It is not the events in our life that define our character, but how we deal with them.

I don't believe in charmed lives. I think that tragedy is part of the lesson you learn to lift yourself up, to pick yourself up and to move on.

The course of our lives is determined by how we react--what we decide and what we do--at the darkest of times. The nature of that response determines a person's true worth and greatness.

Suffering in life can uncover untold depths of character and unknown strength for service. People who go through life unscathed by sorrow and untouched by pain tend to be shallow in their perspectives on life. Suffering, on the other hand, tends to plow up the surface of our lives to uncover the depths that provide greater strength of purpose and accomplishment. Only deeply plowed earth can yield bountiful harvests.

Today's burdens can strengthen you for tomorrow.

Character - Some day, you will be wrestling with the great temptation, or trembling under the great sorrow of your life. But the real struggle is here, now, in these quiet weeks. Now it is being decided whether, in the day of your supreme sorrow or temptation, you shall miserably fail or gloriously conquer. Character cannot be made except by a steady, long-continued process.

I try to view the challenges in my life not as annoyances, but as confirmations of fortitude.