Grind Through Adversity Quotes
Everyone gets knocked down; staying down is the only real defeat. The man who takes one more step, again and again, outlasts problems that break most men. This Resilience path holds history's hardest won quotes on perseverance. Scroll through and put them to work.
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“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”
“We learn from the things we suffer.”
“The thing that kills startups at some level, is the founders giving up.”
“Here is a rule to remember in future, when anything tempts you to feel bitter: not ’This is misfortune,’ but ’To bear this worthily is good fortune.’”
“Nothing happens to any man that he is not formed by nature to bear.”
“Hustle tries. Then it fails. Then it tries again, because of grit, which is simply being brave when you don’t feel like being brave.”
“Keep failing until you accidentally no longer fail. That’s persistence.”
“The number one reason a startup shuts down is not actually running out of money, which is what most people believe. The number one reason a startup fails is that the founder gives up.”
“Almost every man who develops an idea works it up to the point where it looks impossible, and then he gets discouraged. That’s not the place to become discouraged.”
“Passion is the great slayer of adversity. Focus on strengths and what you enjoy.”
“Your love makes me strong, your hate makes me unstoppable.”
“Victory belongs to the most persevering.”
“It requires more courage to suffer than to die.”
“Adversity is the midwife of genius”
“A lot of times I find that people who are blessed with the most talent don’t ever develop that attitude, and the ones who aren’t blessed in that way are the most competitive and have the biggest heart.”
“My will to survive exceeds everybody else’s will to kill me.”
“In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins, not through strength but by perseverance.”
“The struggle is guaranteed, the success is not.”
“To achieve your dreams, work is required. Suffering is optional.”
“The first thing to do about an obstacle is simply to stand up to it and not complain about it or whine under it but forthrightly attack it. Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven’t half the strength you think they have. Just stand up to it, that’s all, and don’t give way under it, and it will finally break. You will break it. Something has to break and it won’t be you, it will be the obstacle.”
“Patience and perseverance will accomplish more in this world than a brilliant dash. Remember that when something goes wrong.”
“There is no shortcut to achievement.”
“There is just no getting around that turning bad things into good things is up to you.”
“You become the victim of the past, and your tormentor today is your self left over from yesterday.”
“When life knocks you down, try to land on your back. Because if you can look up, you can get up. Let your reason get you back up.”
“Anytime you suffer a setback or disappointment, put your head down and plow ahead.”
“No matter what happens, no matter how far you seem to be away from where you want to be, never stop believing that you will somehow make it.”
“Life is a fight for territory and once you stop fighting for what you want, what you don’t want will automatically take over.”
“There comes a time when you have to drop your burdens in order to fight for yourself and your dreams.”
“Be determined to handle any challenge in a way that will make you grow.”
“Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.”
“As one’s fortunes are reduced, one’s spirit must expand to fill the void.”
“Sure I am of this, that you have only to endure to conquer.”
“Don’t argue about the difficulties. The difficulties will argue for themselves.”
“When you feel you cannot continue in your position for another minute, and all that is in human power has been done, that is the moment when the enemy is most exhausted, and when one step forward will give you the fruits of the struggle you have borne.”
“The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory.”
“Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts.”
“It is the character of a brave and resolute man not to be ruffled by adversity and not to desert his post.”
“Challenge yourself when life is easy, so you’ll be ready when life is hard.”
“Complaining about not achieving success despite working hard is like complaining about an ice cube not melting when you heated it from 25 to 31 degrees. All the action happens at 32 degrees.”
“You don’t always get to choose the load, but you can choose how to carry it.”
“The more violent the storm, the quicker it passes.”
“You can’t avoid pain, but you can choose to overcome it.”
“Scars speak more loudly than the sword that caused them.”
“You are not defeated when you lose. You are defeated when you quit.”
“Don’t give up. Normally it is the last key on the ring which opens the door.”
“Straight roads do not make skillful drivers.”
“Never give up. When your heart becomes tired, just walk with your legs - but move on.”
“Tough times test your valor, persistence and ability to make decisions. They force you to fight for your dreams.”
“Life is one long training session, in preparation for what will come.”
