120 Inspirational Quotes About Life and Struggles

1. A friendship kindled is a friendship of value; struggles and problems seem much less pervasive with a trusted friend by your side. Victoria L. Adenson
   Poems about Life Struggles




2. Resilience is the fire that burns within, a strength that rises up when we begin to face life's struggles, both big and small, and find the courage to stand tall. Catherine Pulsifer, Resilience Is
   Poems About Resilience




3. Take solace in your garden; it never denies that you are needed, and gives you what you need to manage life's torments. Samatha Anne Marie Lynch





4. I want to deserve all men’s respect; but here in the struggle for fame and self I want to be able to like myself. Unknown, Myself




5. Everyone faces struggles at one time or another but a Christian never faces them alone with God by their side. Theodore W. Higgingsworth





6. Don’t feel entitled to anything you didn’t sweat and struggle for. Marian Wright Edelman




7. The Word of God I think of as a straight edge, which shows up our own crookedness. We can’t really tell how crooked our thinking is until we line it up with the straight edge of Scripture. Elisabeth Elliot




8. Don't waste time wishing the past was different, in the face of hardship, our spirit can be resilient. Catherine Pulsifer, If Only
   If Poems




9. Luxuries unfit us for returning to hardships easily endured before. Mary Mapes Dodge




10. If we face a life stumble and fall - our family pick us up and get us going again...without them, life is hard to do. Catherine Pulsifer, Family Relationships





11. Life is not a smooth road. If it was, there would be no way to test perseverance or resilience. Robert Rivers




12. I’m thankful for my struggle because without it I wouldn’t have stumbled across my strength. Author Unknown




13. But we don't see the struggles, the feats barely seen, the road that it took to get where they've been. Catherine Pulsifer, Hard Work Not Luck




14. When trials are pressing, I'll joyfully bear, and wait for the blessing, but never despair Daniel C. Colesworthy, I'll Never Despair




15. Dreams give us sight of a better place, beyond the struggles we all face. Catherine Pulsifer, Live Your Passion
    




16. Storms make the oak grow deeper roots. George Herbert




17. When everything is dark and dreary the yellow flower seems so cheery. The next dandelion you see - see this flower as pretty Catherine Pulsifer, First To Appear




18. God gives us His grace in the hour we need it. If we worry about the future now, we double our pain without having the grace to deal with it. John MacArthur




19. Every hardship you go through today prepares you for a better and glorious tomorrow if you only allow it to shape and mold you by learning from its hard lessons. Dr. Lucas D. Shallua




20. Life has its ups and downs but with you. No matter what we make it through. Catherine Pulsifer, Sharing Life With You




21. We know such hours, when after days of pain and nights when sleep was not, God gives us ease and peace and calm again. Lucy Fletcher, True Rest





22. There is no value to life without purpose, nor is there any purpose worth pursuing without struggle. Byron R. Pulsifer
    Poems About Life




23. The Moon will guide you through the night with her brightness, but she will always dwell in the darkness in order to be seen. Shannon L. Alder




24. The pages of the Bible are full....It helps with life's small and big climbs. Catherine Pulsifer, Take A Look




25. The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity. Seneca
    Adversity Poems




26. Fate is never fair. You are caught in a current much stronger than you are; struggle against it and you'll drown not just yourself but those who try to save you. Swim with it. and you'll survive Cassandra Clare




27. I have clawed my way up mountains, and I have muddied and bruised my body and mind on the way down into the valleys but, I have never been accused of ignoring any one in need on either side of the valleys of life. Theodore W. Higgingsworth




28. In life’s ring let’s be clowns; laugh and sing at ups and downs! Wilhelmina Stitch, Let's Be Clowns




29. If there is only one thing I've learned throughout the challenges and tribulations of life it is that God has always been with me to guide me forward no matter whether or in spite of any circumstance in life. Byron R. Pulsifer




30. When you feel the reward of pursuing your passion is bigger than the risk, you may have found the magic combination of strength and courage. Dale Roberts




31. Each must win his way through struggles and efforts to all noble attainments. J. R. Miller, Aspiration and Energy
    Poems About Strength




32. For on the days when we face life issues friends, food, and song come to the rescue. Catherine Pulsifer, Good Life For Me




33. Lovingly, sorrowing, oft do we sigh, when the shadows of life bring tears to the eye W. J. Slater




34. Life is a struggle for peace, a longing for rest, a hope for the battles to cease, a dream for the best... Edgar A Guest, The Struggle
    
    
    
    
35. Allow positive thoughts to shape your life. Christopher Michaels




36. The Church is like a great ship being pounded by the waves of life’s different stresses. Our duty is not to abandon ship, but to keep her on her course. St. Boniface




37. Whether losing, whether winning, trust in God and do the right. Norman McLeod, Trust In God, And Do The Right




38. The course of true love never did run smooth. William Shakespeare




39. In life's ups and its downs, in its crosses or crowns, you must never go back on a friend! John Imrie, Never Go Back On A Friend




40. Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent. Marilyn vos Savant




41. Don’t admit that life’s getting your goat...when you’ve come to the end of your rope, tie a knot in the end and hang on. Margaret Nickerson Martin, The End Of The Rope




42. Look misfortune in the face. Brave the beldame's rude grimace; ten to one 'twill yield its place if you have the wit and grit - just to laugh a little bit. Edmund V. Cooke, Laugh A Little Bit




43. Life is a journey with big rocks to climb, little ones to trip over, and milestones to mark where we have been. David Cuschieri




44. If you feed your mind more positive self-talk than negative self talk you will create more positive results in your life. Ben Samson





45. Remember, your attitude toward a situation can help you to change it - you create the very atmosphere for defeat or victory. Franco Harris




46. Life can be like a grave unless you choose to kick out an end and get moving. Robert Rivers
    Letting Go Poem




47. So when we are weak and wretched.....Then it is that God's great patience holds us closest, loves us best. Saxe Holm, The Love Of God




48. A person can do incredible things if he or she has enough hope. Shannon K. Butcher




49. 'Tis well to feel there's one somewhere, as with life's struggles we contend...whom we may call a friend. Lillian E Curtis, A Friend




50. It's easy to be independent when you've got money. But to be independent when you haven't got a thing - that's the Lord's test. Mahalia Jackson




51. For love...is the purpose of life; the purpose of struggle and turmoil and strife. Edgar A. Guest, If Somebody Loves You




52. Concentrate on your strengths instead of your weaknesses, on your powers instead of your problems. Paul J. Meyer




53. Though dark and dreary be your lot and fortune frown on you to-day; to-morrow your luck may change and fortune turn the other way. Lillian E. Curtis, Never Despair




54. First of all, self-care is not an indulgence. It is an essential component of prevention of exhaustion and/or professional burnout. Patrice Palmer, The Teacher Self-Care Manual




55. Keeping your judgment to yourself and simply accepting people as they are, you are able to make more friendships on a positive basis. Joanna Jackson





56. You can learn a line from a win and a book from a defeat. Paul Brown
    Defeat Quotes




57. By racing and chasing, you soon lose your ground - be patient and still; in good time you will with wisdom be found. Daniel C. Colesworthy
    
    
    
58. Consoling words the Savior speaks to all who are dismayed, and whispers to the lost he seeks, "'Tis I; be not afraid." Amos E. Flint, 'Tis I; Be Not Afraid




59. You are my friend, for you have smiled with me, my help and hope in fair and stormy weather Nixon Waterman, You Are My Friend




60. Quitting because of extreme struggle is sort of success, but quitting because of little inconvenience is insanity. Amit Kalantri
    Quotes About Quitting




61. It’s not realistic to expect yourself to have unshakable self-confidence. Everyone struggles with self-doubt and lack of confidence from time to time. Barbara Markway PhD, The Self Confidence Workbook
    Self Doubt Quotes




62. Why be happy when you can be ecstatically filled with joy and love. Rosy Lee Anderson





63. Retirement is one of life’s significant transitions. Virtually everything changes. Larry Swedroe, Your Complete Guide to a Successful & Secure Retirement




64. Seeing that a Pilot steers the ship in which we sail, who will never allow us to perish even in the midst of shipwrecks, there is no reason why our minds should be overwhelmed with fear and overcome with weariness. John Calvin
    Overwhelmed Quotes




65. Talent gracefully adorns life, but it is will which carries us victoriously through the struggle. George Henry Lewes




66. Truly, life is hard enough, encourage me with flowers, but better still, do pray for me through all these lonely hours. Greta Zwaan, Give Me Flowers




67. In each problem lies an opportunity to make better, to resolve, or to commence positive change. Byron R. Pulsifer





68. Do not let defeat be a failure, let defeat be a means of moving on to better things with new knowledge - if you take that type of attitude you will find success even in defeat! Catherine Pulsifer




69. We all make mistakes, have struggles, and even regret things in our past. But you are not your mistakes, you are not your struggles, and you are here NOW with the power to shape your day and your future. Steve Maraboli
    Poems About Mistakes




70. The truth is this: we all have troubles in life but our attitude and how we view things will determine how we face and overcome any challenge or obstacle in life. Byron Pulsifer




71. If you stand very still in the turmoil of life - and you wait for the voice from within - you'll be led down the quiet ways of wisdom and peace -in a mad world of chaos and din Patience Strong, Silence
    Wisdom Poems




72. Sound character provides the power with which a person may ride the emergencies of life instead of being overwhelmed by them. Og Mandino




73. Don't keep sitting in the audience of your own life. It is time to become the star of your own show. Rosemary Peck




74. In fact, the best lessons you have to offer in life come from your struggles in the darkness and grit of life. Lashawnda Jones





75. In prosperity, our friends know us; in adversity, we know our friends. John Churton Collins




76. Always think extra hard before crossing over to a bad side, if you were weak enough to cross over, you may not be strong enough to cross back! Victoria Addino
    Strong Quotes




77. When I feel overwhelmed and my stress levels rise, I stop and step back from the situation and put the even in perspective. I always ask myself - what difference will this make in five years time? Catherine Pulsifer
    Stress Quotes




78. Sometimes we can feel like we are not good enough but it is important to remember that we have nothing to prove others. Love and respect yourself each and every day. Lisa Lieberman-Wang





79. Being the best version of yourself is the most important aspect of your life to master. Zac Dixon




80. Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, What’s in it for me? Brian Tracy




81. Then weep with the sad and laugh with the gay, making life brighter to all whom you meet Mary C Ryan




82. As we journey on Life's way. It's the simple things that please us like a willing kindness done. John McLeod
    Life Journey Poems





83. Look at my success. I didn’t achieve it overnight. It has been the product of many years’ struggle, and every year, my times have shown gradual improvement. Mo Farah




84. Those who overcome great challenges will be changed, and often in unexpected ways. For our struggles enter our lives as unwelcome guests, but they bring valuable gifts. And once the pain subsides, the gifts remain. These gifts are life's true treasures, bought at great price, but cannot be acquired in any other way. Steve Goodier
    Challenge Quotes




85. The real sign of onward movement comes when the winds are blowing the strongest against you not with you Byron Pulsifer




86. Let me but live my life from year to year, with forward face and unreluctant soul; not hurrying to, nor turning from, the goal Henry VanDyke, The Three Best Things




87. ... look at each of these difficult situations as an opportunity to see the good, the elements that can help you become a better person, or as a catalyst to change, or to appreciate what you already have. Catherine Pulsifer
    Difficult Situation




88. Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify. Henry David Thoreau





89. Nearly everyone struggles with loneliness at some point; you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone who hasn't suffered at least a short stint of painful loneliness. Kira Asatryan, Stop Being Lonely
    Poems About Life And Love




90. Quitting because of extreme struggle is sort of success, but quitting because of little inconvenience is insanity. Amit Kalantri
    Quotes About Quitting




91. Improving your quality of life should not be a struggle; if you are not satisfied with your state of being, then throw your habits out the window. Thomas Matt, Maximize Your Quality Of Life




92. Remember, you will not get any awards for struggling alone, or suffering the most. Fran Curcio, Simple Life Lessons from a Soul Sister now Grown





93. Life, for all, might become a bright dream, by assisting those whose trials and struggles are rife. Lillian E. Curtis




94. Just as the roots of trees take firmer hold when they are contending with the wind; so faith takes firmer hold when it struggles with adverse appearances. Robert Murray McCheyne




95. Many, many men have been just as troubled morally and spiritually as you are right now. Happily, some of them kept records of their troubles. You'll learn from them—if you want to. Just as someday, if you have something to offer, someone will learn something from you. It's a beautiful reciprocal arrangement. And it isn't education. It's history. It's poetry. J.D. Salinger





96. When I am struggling with my life I look up towards the sky and say; LORD you take over. Joan Disantis




97. Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free. Jim Morrison
    Stress Relief Quotes




98. Talent gracefully adorns life, but it is will which carries us victoriously through the struggle. George Henry Lewes




99. My regrets to the man without vision of youth...Who quits on the turnpike of struggle and pain, and ceases to win as he deems it all vain. David V. Bush





100. When nothing goes right, you have to face forward and take it on head first. Kyo Shirodaira




101. Whether you choose to move on from your struggles and enjoy life or waddle in your misery, life will continue. Germany Kent




102. There is strength in every struggle. Struggles create opportunities for you to become stronger, wiser and better. The moment you shift your thinking from "I cannot" to "I must," you will begin to see 'Beyond the Pain' and draw strength from within. Learn to see each obstacle as a stepping stone and watch your life change significantly. Kemi Sogunle




103. Positive emotions give the child the motivation he or she needs to build up a set of useful skills, skills that will be valuable all through life. Zayne Parker





104. Memories are meant to serve you, not enslave you. A.J. Darkholme




105. The awareness that we are fragile human beings experiencing a finite lifetime on earth and appreciating our lives can be powerful motivators for us to take action on our goals each day. Steve Constantine




106. Oft 'mid the ruthless struggle for the simple life I yearn; and back to the home of my boyhood my restless thoughts will turn. David V. Bush, The Simple Life




107. We must let go of the life we had planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us. Joseph Campbell





108. You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try. Beverly Sills
     Failure Quotes




109. Get motivated, stay focused and work towards worthy goals each day with dogged determination. Matt Bishop




110. Shadows never overtake the wisdom and attitude of those who see good rather than evil. Byron R. Pulsifer
     Attitude Poem




111. Will your- anchor hold in the storms - of life? When the clouds unfold their wings of strife? William J. Kirkpatrick, We Have An Anchor





112. Believe me, the reward is not so great without the struggle. Wilma Rudolph
     Life Journey Quotes




113. What we all need to do is find the wellspring that keeps us going, that gives us the strength and patience to keep up this struggle for a long time. Winona LaDuke




114. The courage to admit when you're wrong doesn't show weakness. It shows your strength. Your integrity speaks volumes about you as a person. Blaque Diamond
     Courage Quotes




115. 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
     Difficult Times Quotes





116. A positive attitude is the resilience to life's tribulations. Theodore W. Higgingsworth




117. Christmas for some is a struggle, but others can help and bring the gift of giving to life. Victoria L. Adenson




118. All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you. Walt Disney




119. Each soul is a ship upon Life's sea - must bear both calms and gales Arthur Franklin Fuller




120. Nothing is more beautiful than the smile that has struggled through the tears. Demi Lovato