When life throws us a curveball, it’s not always easy to stay positive and trust that everything will work out. But remember – you can be both a masterpiece and a work in progress simultaneously.
No matter how hard things get or how lost we feel, there is always strength within us to carry on.
quotes about strength in hard times
- “The world breaks everyone, and afterwards, some are strong at the broken places.” — Ernest Hemingway.
- “Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strength. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.” — Mahatma Gandhi.
- “Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you; they’re supposed to help you discover who you are.” — Bernice Johnson Reagon
- “Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help and brave enough to ask for it.” — Unknown
- “Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations.” — Unknown
- “You have power over your mind—not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” — Marcus Aurelius
- “Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” — Mahatma Gandhi
- “Those who have a ‘why’ to live, can bear with almost any ‘how’.” — Friedrich Nietzsche
- “One of the greatest strengths in hard times is the ability to keep a positive attitude.” — Unknown
- “Strength is not measured by the number of times you can bear up, but by the amount of resilience you have.” — JoyBell C.
- “It’s not about how much we lost; it’s about what we learn when hard times come our way.” — Unknown
- “Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient.” — Unknown
- “It’s during the hard times when the ‘hero’ within us is revealed.” — Bob Riley
- “Don’t be discouraged. It’s often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock.” — Unknown
- “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
- “You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” — A.A. Milne
- “Strength doesn’t come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t.” — Rikki Rogers
- “Tough times never last, but tough people do.” — Robert H. Schuller
- “A diamond is just a lump of coal that stuck to its guns.” — Unknown
- “No matter how hard the past, you can always begin again.” — Jack Kornfield
- “Fall seven times, stand up eight.” — Japanese Proverb
- “In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” — Albert Einstein
- “Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.” — Napoleon Hill
- “Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” — Joshua J. Marine
- “Growth is painful. Change is painful. But nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don’t belong.” — Unknown
- “When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” — Henry Ford
- “It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.” — Babe Ruth
- “The strongest people are not those who show strength in front of us but those who win battles we know nothing about.” — Unknown
- “The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.” — Amelia Earhart
- “With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
- “We acquire the strength we have overcome.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “Success isn’t always about greatness. It’s about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come.” — Dwayne Johnson
- “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” — Steve Jobs
- “Sometimes you don’t realize your own strength until you come face to face with your greatest weakness.” — Susan Gale
- “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “It’s not about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.” — Rocky Balboa
- “Aim for success, not perfection. Never give up your right to be wrong, because then you will lose the ability to learn new things and move forward with your life.” — Dr. David M. Burns
- “You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have.” — Bob Marley
- “It’s not about how much we lost; it’s about how much love we put into it.” — Unknown
- “The struggles we endure today will be the ‘good old days’ we laugh about tomorrow.” — Aaron Lauritsen
- “When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm is all about.” — Haruki Murakami
- “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” — Maya Angelou
- “It’s not who you are that holds you back, it’s who you think you’re not.” — Unknown
- “You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.” — Christopher Columbus
- “Strength isn’t about how much you can handle before you break. It’s about how much you can endure after you’ve been broken.” — Unknown
- “The best way out is always through.” — Robert Frost
- “Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.”— William Ellery Channing
- “Be strong when you are weak, brave when you are scared, and humble when you are victorious.”— Michelle Moschetti
- “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
- “Be strong enough to stand alone; be yourself enough to stand apart, but be wise enough to stand together when the time comes.”— Unknown
- “The strongest person isn’t always the one who wins, but the one who doesn’t give up when they lose.”— Anonymous
- “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.”— Helen Keller
- “You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
- “It’s not about how hard you hit: It’s about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward.”— Rocky Balboa
- “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.”— Thomas Paine
- “Life’s ultimate lesson is to learn how to be strong in the moments of weakness.” — Unknown
- “Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.”—Napoleon Hill
- “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
- “No matter how hard the battle gets or no matter how many people don’t believe in your dream, never give up.” — Unknown
- “Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” — Mahatma Gandhi
- “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.
- “Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.” — J.K. Rowling
- “You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” — Margaret Thatcher
- “A diamond is a chunk of coal that did well under pressure.” — Henry Kissinger
- “Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass; it’s about learning to dance in the rain.” — Vivian Greene.
- “You can’t be brave if you’ve only had wonderful things happen to you.” – Mary Tyler Moore.
- “You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” – Margaret Thatcher.
- “The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.” — Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
- “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.
- “Never be ashamed of a scar. It simply means you were stronger than whatever tried to hurt you.” – Unknown
- “Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations.” — Zig Ziglar
- “Be strong in body, clean in mind, lofty in ideals.” — James Naismith
- “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” — Alice Walker
- “Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.'” – Mary Anne Radmacher
- “Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.” – William Arthur Ward
- “The strongest oak of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It’s the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for its existence against the winds and rains and the scorching sun.” — Napoleon Hill
- “The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” – Alan Watts
- “Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain.” — Unknown
- “The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness and deep loving concern.” – Mahatma Gandhi
- “The best way to gain self-confidence is to do what you are afraid to do.” – Unknown
- “When written in Chinese, the word ‘crisis’ is composed of two characters. One represents danger, and the other represents opportunity.” – John F. Kennedy
- “Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.” – Soren Kierkegaard
- “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
- “Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.'” — Mary Anne Radmacher
- “Difficult times often bring out the best in people.” — Unknown
- “No matter how long it takes, true love is always worth the wait.” — Anonymous
- “When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt
- “If it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t change you.” — Fred Devito
- “The greatest oak was once a little nut who held its ground.” — Anonymous
- “Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning how to dance in the rain.” — Vivian Greene
- “It’s during the hardest times of your life that you will get to see the true colors of the people who say they care for you.” — Unknown
- “You have to accept whatever comes, and the only important thing is that you meet it with courage and with the best that you have to give.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
- “Life is like a roller coaster. It has its ups and downs, but it’s your choice to scream or to enjoy the ride.” — Unknown
- “We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey.” — Kenji Miyazawa
I hope you enjoyed these quotes about strength in hard times. Please remember, so matter how difficult life may seem in the moment, we all have the strength within us to endure and overcome. The struggles we endure today will build the strength we need for tomorrow.
When times are tough, don’t be afraid to lean on those around you and believe in yourself and your capacity to succeed. With the right attitude, courage, and determination, we can all find strength even in the darkest times.
Thank you for reading. Wishing you all the best on your journey!
