Quotes About Hardship

Over the hill to the poor-house I'm trudgin' my weary way.

None of us can be free of conflict and woe. Even the greatest men have had to accept disappointments as their daily bread.

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; 'tis dearness only that gives everything it's value.

It never rains but it pours.

It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.

I sincerely wish war was a pleasanter and easier business than it is, but it does not admit of holidays.

Those who aim at great deeds must also suffer greatly.

I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat.

The way of transgressors is hard.

Poverty makes you sad as well as wise.

The way of transgressors is hard.s

The iron entered into his soul.

Call the roll in your memory of conspicuously successful business giants and ... you will be struck by the fact that almost every one of them encountered inordinate difficulties sufficient to crush all but the gamest of spirits. Edison went hungry many times before he became famous.

The difficulties and struggles of today are but the price we must pay for the accomplishments and victories of tomorrow.

The four most miserable years of my life . . .

The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.

These are the times that try men's souls.

Man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.

Virtue often trips and falls on the sharp-edged rock of poverty.

How many a rustic Milton has passed by, Stifling the speechless longings of his heart, In unremitting drudgery and care! How many a vulgar Cato has compelled His energies, no longer tameless then, To mould a pin, or fabricate a nail!

Victories that are cheap are cheap. Those only are worth having which come as the result of hard fighting.

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheaply, we esteem too lightly; 'tis dearness only that gives everything its value.

There is no victory without pain.

If you want a place in the sun, you've got to put up with a few blisters.