Quotes About Resilience

Literature is the effort of man to indemnify himself for the wrongs of his condition.

Men, like nails, lose their usefulness when they lose direction and begin to bend.

People, like nails, lose their effectiveness when they lose direction and begin to bend.

No truer word, save God's, was ever spoken, Than that the largest heart is soonest broken.

Come one, come all! this rock shall flyFrom its firm base as soon as I.

The way was long, the wind was cold,The Minstrel was infirm and old;His withered cheek, and tresses gray,Seem'd to have known a better day.

He is the best sailor who can steer within fewest points of the wind, and exact a motive power out of the greatest obstacles.

Time will rust the sharpest sword,Time will consume the strongest cord;That which molders hemp and steel,Mortal arm and nerve must feel.

Stood for his country's glory fast,And nail'd her colors to the mast!

We are like the herb which flourisheth most when trampled upon

I will tear this folly from my heart, though every fibre bleed as I rend it away!

Wounds sustained for the sake of conscience carry their own balsam with the blow.

Diphtheria struck suddenly, almost fatally.

They should consider themselves richer since they are now more robust in putting up with privations. It is better to need less than to have more.

Remember that nobody will ever get ahead of you as long as he is kicking you in the seat of the pants.

Take control of your destiny. Believe in yourself. Ignore those who try to discourage you. Avoid negative sources, people, places, things and habits. Don't give up and don't give in.

Many things in life aren't fair, but we must learn to accept them as God's will and move on.

She's her mother's daughter - full of courage, determination, and strength she doesn't even know she has.

Wanda E. Brunstetter

I decided that my life was a gift from God, and my happiness was not dependent upon children, a husband, or any of the other things I had once thought were the source of happiness. It's about being able to accept the bitter and sweet parts of life.~Lois Troyer

treatment had begun, things were more advanced than anyone had suspected. It shook Sara to the core how quickly it all happened. Her mother never complained of any pain she might have had. When she started feeling under the weather, she made an appointment with the doctor, figuring it was only a virus.

African women in general need to know that it's OK for them to be the way they are - to see the way they are as a strength, and to be liberated from fear and from silence.

There are opportunities even in the most difficult moments.

Finally I was able to see that if I had a contribution I wanted to make, I must do it, despite what others said. That I was OK the way I was. That it was all right to be strong.