W. Somerset Maugham Quotes

I was raised to face any challenge.

He who voluntarily confronts tremendous odds must have very great internal resources to draw upon

To be honest...here is a task for all that a man has of fortitude...

The true test of a character is to face hard conditions with the determination to make them better.

Be strong. Live honorably and with dignity. When you don't think you can, hold on.

Defeat doesn't finish a man, quit does.

My son even if you want to fall, at least fall where your bones can be gathered

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value. 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.

Grit is the grain of character. It may generally be described as heroism materialized,--spirit and will thrust into heart, brain, and backbone, so as to form part of the physical substance of the man.

A true champion is not judged by how much he or she is admired, but by how well they can stand at the face of adversity.

Fortitude implies a firmness and strength of mind, that enables us to do and suffer as we ought. It rises upon an opposition, and, like a river, swells the higher for having its course stopped.

Great people aren't those who are happy at times of convienience and content, but of how they are in times of catastrophy and controversy.

When real people fall down in life, they get right back up and keep walking.

One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.

It is inevitable that some defeat will enter even the most victorious life. The human spirit is never finished when it is defeated... it is finished when it surrenders.

I'm a fighter by nature and nothing will ever change that.

Do not yield to misfortunes, but advance more boldly to meet them, as your fortune permits you.

Courage is not the absence of despair; it is, rather, the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair.

There have been so many people that have come up and embraced me as an example of what it's like to face something tough and just get up the next day and keep pushing.

It can be a challenge, but my legacy, at least for the people who came before me, is you don't run from challenges because that's more comfortable and convenient.

We may stumble and fall but shall rise again; it should be enough if we did not run away from the battle.

Yield not to calamity, but face her boldly.

What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger.

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.

To the stars through thorns.