Quotes about hard-times

Monika Arora -

When you're already going through a rough patch of life a slight wave from past thrash you down so gracefully that journey bcms an unending shore !

Chila Woychik - On Being a Rat and Other Observations

sunset and evening star hunching and bending sleeping and slipping virus pneumonia coughing and crying hope in the small things heaven looks brighter aching and falling earth is still darkness slip into sleeping sleepings of death dead now and buried cold now and crumbling dust now and hope-filled heaven is hope (and loneliness lingers in those left behind)

Lailah Gifty Akita - Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

They that know their God shall not be disappointed. They will stand the test of time.

Lailah Gifty Akita - Think Great: Be Great!

You can’t just run away from uncomfortable situation. You have to develop new strategy to graciously handle the situation.

Lailah Gifty Akita - Think Great: Be Great!

In the wilderness, be not afraid. Trust God to deliver you.

Lailah Gifty Akita - Think Great: Be Great!

You ought to pray for grace to handle the uncertainties in life.

Jennifer DeLucy -

Let the darkness find you if it must. Throw off the quick and tempting escapes, and seek help only from those who would teach you to grow, feed your soul, embrace your heart, but would not steal away your journey.

Donna Lynn Hope -

If they were there for you when you had nothing, they are the ones worth having now. If they only notice you because of what you have gained, are they worth having at all?

Dani Harper -

It's a difficult truth to face that some people choose to define themselves by the pain they feel or the wrongs they've suffered. They're not going through hard times so much as making all times hard.

Dean Bakopoulos - Please Don't Come Back from the Moon

I still have a tendency to sit back and wait out the bad things that try and take over my life.

Michael Bassey Johnson -

The forefront is not the arena of winners, stay where you are, wherever you are, when its your time, you'll speed off like a psycopath.

Kilroy J. Oldster - Dead Toad Scrolls

A life without a storm would lack drama. Pounding waves of a tempestuous sea test a person’s mettle. A fearless sailor climbs the rigging and shouts out at the top of their lungs into the wind and rain whipping across their face that they will not go quietly into the good night without a fight.

Amber Schamel - The Healer's Touch

Never question the clouds, they're only bringing the life-giving rain.

Genna Rulon - Only for You

I was a fool, alone, preparing to do what every fool did at such times—I was going to a bar to drink myself smart.

Shumila Shah -

Coal that bears that pressure meets a diamond.

Jesus Apolinaris -

We all go through hard times in life. It’s a part of being human and it's the reality we all have to deal with. There are times we forget how valuable we are and our purpose for the life we have been given. We must take joy every day in celebrating our blessings, so it’s something we can carry in our hearts during our life’s journey.

C. JoyBell C. -

Perhaps there really is a good that exists; for a century of darkness to be eschewed by a single flame; for a decade of evil done to the heart to be undone by simple and unplanned acts of kindness! There must be a goodness, after all! But we don't find it when we're looking for it; not in church, not in a cathedral, not even in our own homes! We find it when we've fallen down so hard, are downtrodden so low; and there is one true friend who picks us up; or one random person who takes us in! And

Cecil Baldwin -

Sometimes you go through things that seem huge at the time, like a mysterious glowing cloud devouring your entire community. While they're happening, they feel like the only thing that matters and you can hardly imagine that there's a world out there that might have anything else going on. And then the glow cloud moves on. And you move on. And the event is behind you. And you may find, as time passes, that you remember it less and less. Or absolutely not at all, in my case.

Lailah Gifty Akita -

It takes grace to endure hardtimes

Lailah Gifty Akita -

The grace of silence-enduring hard times.

Lailah Gifty Akita - Think Great: Be Great!

Endure graciously the difficult times.

Lailah Gifty Akita - Think Great: Be Great!

May the Lord grant you grace to endure the times.

Lailah Gifty Akita -

We shall overcome every barrier by divine grace.

Graham Greene - Travels With My Aunt

Poverty is apt to strike suddenly like influenza, it is well to have a few memories of extravagance in store for bad times.

Michael Bassey Johnson -

Those who make hostility a daily manner are often left in the lurch at difficult times.

Dean Young -

You start with a darkness to move throughbut sometimes the darkness moves through you.

Robert Tew -

It takes a lot of courage to push through hard times. Never give up. Good things are coming your way.

Lailah Gifty Akita - Think Great: Be Great!

I have seen times of plentiful and times of scarcity.

Elaine Cantrell - The Captain and the Cheerleader

soon he’ll reach for her because she’s beautiful, and she’s his wife. If she cringes away from him because you’ve convinced her he isn’t good enough for her, how will that make him feel? If she submits to him out of obligation, how will that make her feel?What if she approaches him and later is ashamed of wanting her own husband because he isn’t good enough for her? It’ll be hard for a marriage to last under those conditions. This isn’t what you want for Susan. Forgive him. Accept him. You’ll be

Brandi L. Bates - Remains To Be Seen

The greatest minds are like film, they take the negatives and develop themselves in darkness...

Lailah Gifty Akita - Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

The wilderness is a place of an encounter with the Creator.

Edward Young -

Affliction is a good man's shining time.

Lailah Gifty Akita - Think Great: Be Great!

In times of trouble, fear not! God will deliver you.

Brandi L. Bates - Red Flags

Some roses grow through concrete. Remember that.

Alcurtis Turner -

Smile even when you're going through some hard times.

Shirley Marr - Fury

Neil said to me once that in times of desperation, you have to force yourself to make a decision.It's your choice, he said. Us or them. So choose.

Andy Andrews - All a Person Needs Is a Little Perspective

What would you think if I told you that, yes, your bad choices and decisions have had a part in your ending up under this pier, but beyond that, under this pier is exactly where you should be in order for a future to occur that you can’t even imagine at this point?

Innocent Mwatsikesimbe - The Vision

It is important to note that a transitional phase has to be uncomfortable for you to move on to the next stage, lest procrastination stymies you.

C.B. Cook - Paralyzed Dreams

God's going to work everything out and use you in ways you can't even imagine.

Serina Hartwell -

Just past hell lies paradise.Sometimes we have to remind ourselves of that.Serina Hartwell Author of The Hidden Saga

C.B. Cook - Paralyzed Dreams

God always has a plan. This isn't his fault. This is a test, something designed to help you grow closer to God. And. I know, somehow, God will use it.

Annie Proulx - The Shipping News

We face up to awful things because we can't go around them, or forget them. The sooner you say 'Yes, it happened, and there's nothing I can do about it,' the sooner you can get on with your own life. You've got children to bring up. So you've got to get over it. What we have to get over, somehow we do. Even the worst things.

Persia Woolley - Child of the Northern Spring

My voice was a bare rasp of fear. "In the weaving room, the women say it's never been this bad before..." "They always say that when things get difficult," she answered softly. Then she sat up suddenly as though coming fully awake. Reaching down, she took my chin in her hand and tipped my face to look up at hers. "Remember, Gwen, no matter who says what, the important thing is to understand what needs to be done, and then do it. No matter how hard it is, or how much pain you feel. It's as simple

Geraldine Solon - Chocolicious

May your life be filled, as mine has been, with love and laughter; and remember, when things are rough all you need is ... Chocolate.

Virginia Euwer Wolff - Make Lemonade

Some people make a bad bed, they just have to lie in it.

R.G. Risch - Beyond Mars: Crimson Fleet

Regardless of the situation, don’t let the bastards win … and have no regrets … for it will be a good day!-Richard Wakinyan (Martian Fleet Commander)

Lailah Gifty Akita - Think Great: Be Great!

You must mentally prepare to conquer any situation.

Rahul Kumar -

There are two ways to live our lives , the easy way and the hard way , if you choose to live the hard way , stop expecting anything at all , don't get your hopes high , no matter how good you are , you'll get fucked up every single time and you have to accept it , get back up and try again , i'm not saying that this time you will get through , believe me you'll get fucked up over and over ! that's what it is ! its life. Then comes the easy way , its how soon you realize that you have to learn it

Jonathan Anthony Burkett - Neglected But Undefeated: The Life Of A Boy Who Never Knew A Mother's Love

Faith is why I'm here today and faith is why I made it through.

Nick Hornby - About a Boy

There had been times when he knew, somewhere in him, that he would get used to it, whatever it was, because he had learnt that some hard things became softer after a very little while.

Tom Robbins - Still Life with Woodpecker

Often, moreover, it is...that aspect of our being that society finds eccentric, ridiculous, or disagreeable, that holds our sweet waters, our secret well of happiness, the key to our equanimity in malevolent climes.

Thisuri Wanniarachchi -

Life is at its best when everything has fallen out of place, and you decide that you're going to fight to get them right, not when everything is going your way and everyone is praising you.

Shaun Hick -

You need to spend time crawling alone through shadows to truly appreciate what it is to stand in the sun.

Gabrielle Williams - Beatle Meets Destiny

And hard times are good in their own way, too. Because the only way you can achieve true happiness is if you experience true sadness as well. It's all about light and shade. Balance.

Elisabeth Elliot -

Our vision is so limited we can hardly imagine a love that does not show itself in protection from suffering.... The love of God did not protect His own Son.... He will not necessarily protect us - not from anything it takes to make us like His Son. A lot of hammering and chiseling and purifying by fire will have to go into the process.

Charles Haddon Spurgeon -

A sense of the divine presence and indwelling bears the soul towards heaven as upon the wings of eagles.

Jiten Bhatt -

Don't get discouraged by present hardships, They are the reason to your success in future."Easy Victory is less valued than a hard one".

Lailah Gifty Akita - Think Great: Be Great!

You have no control of uncertainties! You can only control your life and your reaction to any event. May you find grace for patient endurance.

Lailah Gifty Akita - Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

There exist possibilities in every problem.

Lailah Gifty Akita - Think Great: Be Great!

Without challenges, we fail to wonder.

Lailah Gifty Akita - Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

The Lord gives the bread of adversity and the water of affliction for spiritual rebirth.

Lailah Gifty Akita - Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

Is there any life without any difficulty?

Lailah Gifty Akita - Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

God grant me the strength to endure all things.

Lailah Gifty Akita - Think Great: Be Great!

Faith can keep you alive in any storm.

Lailah Gifty Akita - Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

In my darkness time, God splendour light shines my path.

Lailah Gifty Akita - Think Great: Be Great!

Don’t quit when you encounter an obstacle. Adapt a new strategy to conquer it.

Jennifer DeLucy -

In fact, if you're wondering if I expect miracles---the answer is yes. Even when they don't seem to happen, I keep believing in them. Even when I stop believing in them, I'll always start again. Because if you don't have hope, what's left? I believe. And maybe they'll happen in a way I never saw coming--they usually do. Or maybe I'll find the way to make them happen myself. But ether way--I expect miracles.

Lailah Gifty Akita - Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

What happen to you are tiny matters? You can overcome every hurdle with positive attitude.

Lailah Gifty Akita - Think Great: Be Great!

You may face many challenges. You must prepare spiritually and mentally to conquer each challenge.

Lailah Gifty Akita - Think Great: Be Great!

The beauty of existence is my joy.

Lailah Gifty Akita - Think Great: Be Great!

Don’t be victim of circumstances but be victorious.

Lailah Gifty Akita - Think Great: Be Great!

We see the greatness of God in times of great challenge.

Lailah Gifty Akita - Think Great: Be Great!

Divine-encounter exist any sacred-situation.

Lailah Gifty Akita - Think Great: Be Great!

Possibility exists in every adversity.

Lailah Gifty Akita - Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

Struggles test the strength of our faith.

Lailah Gifty Akita - Think Great: Be Great!

In the furnace of fire, gold and silver are refined.In the furnace of affliction, we are refined and purified.

Lailah Gifty Akita - Think Great: Be Great!

If one door is closed, find another open door.

Lailah Gifty Akita - Think Great: Be Great!

May the grace of God keep you strong through every difficulty.

Ana Claudia Antunes - Pierrot Love: When A Call From The Other Side Takes Its Own Side

Both tears and sweat are salty. but none of them are faulty. the tears can get you somewhere, the sweat will make you only wet.

Lailah Gifty Akita - Think Great: Be Great!

In times of suffering, may God strengthen you.

Darrin Grimwood - Destroy All Robots

When you took a man's job away from him, his ability to feed and clothe his family, that man was going to get angry.

Kishore Bansal -

In hard times nothing is visible life seems to beat you down, with courage hit the problems ball will be in your court.

Miya Yamanouchi - Embrace Your Sexual Self: A Practical Guide for Women

Our experiences always teach us something. If the experience is "bad", then the lesson is even more powerful and meaningful. Every unfortunate incident makes us stronger and better equipped to handle new challenges.

Jaye L. Knight - Samara's Peril

These are hard and uncertain times we’re living in,” he said. “You never know what will still be here tomorrow. That’s why we must take joy every day in what we do have, so it’s something we can carry in our memories when things change.

Jellis Vaes -

It’s true that no one ever said life would be easy, but it is also true that no one ever said you had to go through it alone.

Glenn C. Stewart -

Peace doesn’t deny difficulty, but it has an inner calm and quietness even while enduring the difficulty.

John Gregory Brown - A Thousand Miles from Nowhere

We have reached a place too dark to see, so we shall go together.

Jennifer DeLucy -

But there was a special kind of gift that came with embracing the chaos, even if I cursed most of the way. I'm convinced that, when everything is wiped blank, it's life 's way of forcing you to become acquainted with and aware of who you are now, who you can become. What is the fulfillment of your soul?

Steve Goodier -

Humor can make a serious difference. In the workplace, at home, in all areas of life – looking for a reason to laugh is necessary. A sense of humor helps us to get through the dull times, cope with the difficult times, enjoy the good times and manage the scary times.

Lailah Gifty Akita - Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

Whatever your situation, there exist hope

Lailah Gifty Akita - Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

Every difficulty draws us toward a higher power than ourselves.

Roman Payne -

I’ve only been to jail a few times, but in several different countries, at that. No, I've only been to jail a few times. But I still claim the ability to write a "serious" novel.

Lailah Gifty Akita - Think Great: Be Great!

Pray about everything you want.

Lailah Gifty Akita - Think Great: Be Great!

Enduring the times.

Kimberly Belle - The Ones We Trust

In my experience, people who don't stick around during the hard times weren't worth having around anyway.

Lailah Gifty Akita - Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

You enlighten the light of love in my life.

Ernest Agyemang Yeboah -

When you patiently examine the beautiful skin of the leopard after it’s hard day's search for the meat it enjoys, you shall not only see the sweat that went into its search for the meat, but you shall also realize the scent of the sweat beneath the beautiful skin.

James C. Dobson - Life on the Edge: The Next Generation's Guide to a Meaningful Future

For those of you out there today who have already been through hard times and are desperate for a word of encouragement, let me assure you that you can trust this Lord of heaven and earth. Remember that Scripture warns us to “lean not on your own understanding” (Proverbs 3:5).

Lailah Gifty Akita - Think Great: Be Great!

I carry my burdens to the Lord. He lightens my shoulders.

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