All health and success does me good, however far off and withdrawn it may appear; all disease and failure helps to make me sad anddoes me evil, however much sympathy it may have with me or I with it.
Character is both developed and revealed by tests, and all of life is a test.
Character is both developed and revealed by tests, and all of life is a test... You will be tested by major changes, delayed promises, impossible problems, unanswered prayers, undeserved criticism, and even senseless tragedies.
The Duke and Swing represent affirmation in the face of adversity.
It is better to have some unhappiness while one is still young, for if a person does not experience some bitterness, his disposition will not settle down.
Patience is the remedy for every misfortune.
I do not fear it: I have been there.
Hardships make or break people.
Eye me, blest Providence, and square my trial To my proportion'd strength.
It's not life or death, the labyrinth. Suffering. Doing wrong and having wrong things happen to you.
For life: it is rather a determination not to be overwhelmed. For work: the truth can only be recalled, never invented.
Life is not for the faint of heart.
If you're going through a dark period, remember that you're not alone.
There is no sense in the struggle, but there is no choice but to struggle.
No man is more unhappy than he who never faces adversity. For he is not permitted to prove himself.
Confronting and overcoming challenges is an exhilarating experience. It does something to feed the soul and the mind. It makes you more than you were before. It strengthens the mental muscles and enables you to become better prepared for the next challenge.
Why is this happening to me? Why am I having such a difficult time? One answer is that life is supposed to be difficult! It’s what enables us to grow. Remember, earth is not heaven!
Not everything comes together in the best way ever every day. It just doesn't.
In man's struggle against the world, bet on the world.
Evils have their comfort, good none can support.
Light will blind us in time, but what we learn in the dark can see us through.
I am thankful for the adversities, which have crossed my pathway, for they taught me tolerance, sympathy, self-control, perseverance and some other virtues I might never have known.
A depressing and difficult passage has prefaced every page I have turned in life.
It's okay not to be okay... Sometimes it's hard, to follow your heart but tears don't mean you're losing, everybody's bruising, there's nothing wrong with who you are.
When I find myself in times of trouble Mother Mary comes to me, speaking words of wisdom "Let it be".
