Quotes About Resilience

Men sedan man har upplevat och förstått mycket, att då ännu hålla fast, att icke dö utan känna, icke avvika utan hålla stånd, det är något.

[I]f you are truly a man, sure of yourself and confident of your strength, you may taste of life without fear and without reserve; you may be sad or joyous, deceived or respected; but be sure you are loved, for what matters the rest?

Man is a pupil, pain is his teacher.

L'homme est un apprenti, la douleur est son maître. Et nul ne se connaît tant qu'il n'a pas souffert. C'est une dure loi, mais une loi suprême, vieille comme le monde et la fatalité, qu'il nous faut du malheur recevoir le baptême et qu'à ce triste prix tout doit être acheté...

J'ai perdu ma force et ma vie, Et mes amis et ma gaieté; J'ai perdu jusqu'à la fierté Qui faisait croire à mon génie. Quand j'ai connu la Vérité, J'ai cru que c'était une amie ; Quand je l'ai comprise et sentie, J'en étais déjà dégoûté. Et pourtant elle est éternelle, Et ceux qui se sont passés d'elle Ici-bas ont tout ignoré. Dieu parle, il faut qu'on lui réponde. Le seul bien qui me reste au monde Est d'avoir quelquefois pleuré.

Qui aima jamais porte une cicatrice.

I dolori passeggeri bestemmiano e accusano il cielo; i grandi dolori non accusano nè bestemmiano. Ascoltano.

Dépouille devant tous l'orgueil qui te dévore, Cœur gonflé d'amertume et qui t'es cru fermé. Aime, et tu renaîtras ; fais-toi fleur, pour éclore ; Après avoir souffert, il faut souffrir encore ; Il faut aimer sans cesse, après avoir aimé.

Es steht schlimm um ein Leben, wenn es die Wüste nicht besteht oder sie meidet …

Perhaps what we modern people need most is to be genuinely shaken, so that where life is grounded, we would feel its stability; and where life is unstable and uncertain, immoral and unprincipled, we would know that, also, and endure it. Perhaps that is the ultimate answer to the question of why God has sent us into this time, why He permits this whirlwind to go over the earth, and why He holds us in such a state of chaos and in hopelessness and in darkness-and why there is no end in sight.

Alfred E. Neuman

You can be on the right track and still get hit by a train!

God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things that should be changed, and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other. 5

Faith sees best in the dark.

The first rule of resilience: allow your present crisis to refine you, not define you.

Adversity presents itself in many forms.… If a man does not master his circumstances then he is bound to be mastered by them. Amor Towles, A Gentleman in Moscow

We grow into our best selves not when we avoid our problems but rather when we embrace them and work through them to resolution.

Growing in resilience is the first important step in preparing for the issues you will face as a leader. Resilience will help you refine your calling as a leader and sustain leadership excellence.

Leaders are like trees. They need the winds of adversity and the pressure and challenge presented by crisis to sharpen their leadership skills. Our stormy times and even failures can strengthen our inner beings and cause us to fully mature and thrive.

Unexpected adversity is often painful yet crucial to the later success of a leader.

Henry Ford went broke five times, was accused of having poor judgment, but ultimately transformed the automobile industry.

Michael Jordan initially failed to make his varsity high school basketball team but became one of the greatest athletes to ever play the sport.

My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness" (2 Cor. 12:9 ESV).

A resilient leader bounces back from adversity better than he was before.