Mother Teresa Quotes

If He put tribulation before you and said He will give you patience by giving you a little trouble along the way, wouldn't you take a little trouble? You say, 'Lord, I want all my highways paved.' the Lord says, 'I'm sorry, I can't accommodate you. I'm going to let you run over some bumps occasionally, so you will have patience.' You do not like the bumps, but you like the patience, and if you want the patience, you will have to take the bumps. And what is patience but experience?

Sometimes I think life is just a rodeo, the trick is to ride and make it to the bell.

Life did not present its sunny side to thee.

Everyone is dealing with something. This is life; this is not just a piece of cake.

To the stars through thorns.

There are moments when tribulations occur in our lives, and we cannot avoid them. But they are there for some reason.

Adversity is the mint in which God stamps upon man his image and superscription.

Life is an infiltration course. We all try and get through it. We all try and get through it unscathed - maybe not hurt, not bruised. No bones broken, maybe a few hearts here and there.

It is not designed that the road should be made too smooth for us here upon earth.

Pain is itself a god: the taskmaster of life. Pain cracks the whip, and all that lives will move. To live is to be a slave to pain.

life ain't supposed to be nothing, 'cept maybe tough

Trouble and pain were what kept a man alive. Or trying to avoid trouble and pain. It was a full time job.

Life is very hard, isn't it? It does kill you, after all.

Life's pretty tough . . . you're lucky if you live through it.

We are kept keen on the grindstone of pain and necessity.

"Man is born unto the trouble as the sparks fly upwards." In other words suffering is germane to our existence; indeed, how without it, should we be able to "fly upwards".

What is life worth without trials and tribulations which are the salt of life.

I overcame a lot of obstacles in my life and in my childhood.

Nothing's ever easy as long as you go on living.

I have lived through very difficult times.

How many times can a man go down and still be alive?

Taking action is hard, but know what? Enduring a bad situation can be its own hell.

Life is a challenge, we must take it.

In the end everything will be okay. But hurdles have to be jumped through first.

Life always has a bit of a challenge in front of you, and that's what makes you fight for it.