Quotes About Resilience

I push pain away all day, and the moment I put my arms down it walks into me and has a seat. I

philosophy? It's this: Our job, regardless of our bodily circumstances, is to rise above what holds us down, and to help others do the same!

People must hope so much when they tear streets up and fight at barricades. But, whoever wins, the streets are laid again and the trams start running again. One hopes too much of destroying things. If revolutions do not fail, they fail you.

A 'few chits'? Good God, man, I've never faced such odds," the captain admitted. "The French have the decency to shoot at you." Lord

There is only so much discordance to which anyone can listen before the notes become unbearable and they tune it out.

see you here, lad; old Kaiser Bill couldn't frighten

Things which sound like platitudes become vital, living and powerful when you have to learn them in dark tunnels.

Father Hewett once told me that a saint is a sinner who keeps getting up.

Perseverance is not a passive submission to circumstances—it is a strong and active response to the difficult events of life.

Just as mental toughness and physical energy are the primary traits of an army, they also mark God's beautiful woman.

Just as stars shine brightest in the darkest night, your joy blazes brilliantly through life's problems when you count them as joy.

Let every hindrance to joy become the soil out of which joy blossoms.

Trouble and perplexity drive me to prayer, and prayer drives away perplexity and trouble.

Faith is not a hothouse plant that must be shielded from wind and rain, so delicate that it has to be protected, but it's like the sturdy oak which becomes stronger with every wind that blows upon it. An easy time weakens faith, while strong trials strengthen it.

Your trials and difficulties are a golden opportunity for joy.

Be of good cheer, I have overcome the world" (John 16:33).

In the world you will have tribulation.

Life need not be easy to be joyful. Joy is not the absence of trouble, but the presence of Christ.1

My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials. James 1:2

Count it all joy…when you fall into various trials (JAMES 1:2).

Trials are not meant to defeat you. They are meant to be defeated.

Sometimes God's way of answering prayer is not by removing the pressure, but by increasing your strength to bear it.

Was it possible that only love could bend the bow of bronze?

restrictive life. What Kit