A good quote can sum up something meaningful and uplift your spirit in just a few words. No matter how established your personal development practice is, these quotes will serve as catalysts, ingrained in your mind. These quotes handpicked inspiration and insights that’ll touch upon your strength, courage, resiliency, patience, and compassion.
Read these powerful words daily to help shift your mindset from an “I can’t” to “I will. You are so much stronger than you think.
Life is tough, but so are you.
- QUOTES TO INSPIRE EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE
- PATIENCE’ THROUGH HARD TIMES
- QUOTES TO INSPIRE COMPASSION
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THE BEST QUOTES TO INSPIRE EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE DURING TOUGH TIMES
“Don’t listen to what anybody says except those who encourage you. If it’s what you want to do and it’s within yourself, keep going and try doing it for the rest of your life.”– Jake Gyllenhaal.
“Strength does not come from winning. Instead, your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is true strength.”– Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Keep going! Your most challenging times often lead to the greatest moments of your life. Keep going. Challenging situations build strong people in the end. — Roy T. Bennett.
You’re allowed to scream. You’re allowed to cry. But don’t give up.
“Believe you can, and you’re halfway there.“–Theodore Roosevelt
“Never give up. There are always tough times, regardless of what you do in life. But, be able to push through those times and maintain your ultimate goal.“– Nathan Chen.
That’s what is incredible about human beings; it is the choice to keep going. — Jack Antonoff.
“Never give up. Today is hard, tomorrow will be worse, but the day after tomorrow will be sunshine.”– Jack Ma.
“To conquer frustration, one must remain intensely focused on the outcome, not the obstacles.“– T. F. Hodge.
“Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you; they’re supposed to help you discover who you are.” — Bernice Johnson.
“Remember: To be great, you have to be willing to be mocked, hated, and misunderstood. Stay strong”– Rumah Sehat
“The Best Way Out Is Always Through.” – Robert Frost
“Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to learn.” — Pema Chödrön.
You won’t find willpower; you create it.
Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did. — Newt Gingrich
“Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who kept trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.”– Dale Carnegie.
Strength doesn’t come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t. — Rikki Rogers
“Circumstances don’t defeat you — you defeat yourself when you give up.“– Jonathan Lockwood Huie.
It’s not the mountain we conquer but ourselves. – Edmund Hillary
Obstacles can’t stop you. Problems can’t stop you. People can’t stop you. Only you can stop you.
Difficult roads always lead to beautiful destinations. — Zig Ziglar
“Never, never, never give up.“– Winston Churchill
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” — Confucius.
“We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey.” — Kenji Miyazawa.
“Life is, at times, tough. And all we need to do is to prove that we are tougher than it.” — Sanhita Baruah.
If you get tired, learn to rest, not quit.
“Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take. The time will pass anyway.“– Earl Nightingale.
“Stay Hungry Stay Foolish.” – Steve Jobs
Let your faith be bigger than your fear.
“Failure is only the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.“– Henry Ford.
“Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald
“When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there.“ — Zig Ziglar
“The Impossible is often untried.”– Jim Goodwin
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” — Nelson Mandela
“Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.” — Eric Thomas
“When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.“– Marilyn Vos Savant
“A failure is not always a mistake. It may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying.” — B. F. Skinner
Focus on your goal. Don’t look in any direction but ahead.
“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure despite overwhelming obstacles.” — Christopher Reeve.
“When you feel like giving up, remember why you held on for so long in the first place.”– Unknown
True strength is keeping everything together when everyone expects you to fall apart.
“Do not give up; the beginning is always the hardest. “
“I was taught the way of progress is neither swift nor easy.“ — Marie Curie.
“Do It first and feel about it afterward.” –Ayn Rand
“Challenges are what make life interesting, and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” — Joshua J. Marine
“First, Say to Yourself What you would Be; Then Do what you have to do.” — Epictetus
“Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.” — James A. Michener
You have to be at your strongest when feeling at your weakest.
“Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.” — Winston Churchill.
“We cannot ever stop dreaming just as we cannot ever stop breathing.”– Avijeet Das
“Hard times don’t create heroes. It is during the hard times when the ‘hero’ within us is revealed.” — Bob Riley.
“The Harder you Fall, The Higher you Bounce.” – Douglas Horton
“Things happen to you to make you realize your true potential, strong willpower, and heart. But, first, you’ve got to have faith.”– Dr. Byron Hayes.
It’s not about perfect. It’s about effort. — Jillian Michaels
Hard times don’t create heroes. It is during the hard times when the ‘hero’ within us is revealed. — Bob Riley
“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated.” — Maya Angelou.
The pain you feel today is the strength you feel tomorrow.
“Nothing in life is to be feared, only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more so that we may fear less.” — Marie Curie.
Someday you will look back and know exactly why it had to happen.
You must get up every morning and tell yourself, ‘I can do this.
“A difficult time can be more readily endured if we retain the conviction that our existence holds a purpose — a cause to pursue, a person to love, a goal to achieve.” — John Maxwell.
Don’t Count The Days; make The Days Count. – Muhammad Ali
“Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.” — Charles R. Swindoll
Books on resilience to consider getting your hands on:
- Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption — Lauren Hillenbrand (Amazon)
- Resilience: Navigating Life, Loss, and the Road to Success by Lisa Lisson (Amazon)
- The Micro Resilience Book — Bonnie St. John and Allen P. Haines (Amazon)
- The Resilience Factor: 7 Keys to finding your Inner Strength and Overcoming Life’s Hurdles — Karen Reivich and Andrew Shatte, Ph.D. (Amazon)
- When Things Fall Apart Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chödrön [Read Summary ]
PATIENCE’ THROUGH HARD TIMES
Be patient with yourself. Whatever your reasons for wanting to better yourselves — be patient with yourself.
Change doesn’t happen overnight; if you’re serious about the changes you want, you need to be patient with yourself and those around you.
The harder you work on this goal, the greater your chances of success. You can’t just sit back and expect things to work out how you want them to; you need to devote yourself to the task and give it all you have.
Here’s an inspiring list of quotes on the power of ‘patience’ that will remind you not to take things too personally.
The principal part of faith is patience. — George MacDonald
Sometimes things aren’t clear right away. That’s where you need to be patient and persevere and see where things lead. — Mary Pierce
Patience is the master key to every situation. One must have sympathy for everything and surrender to everything, but at the same time, remain patient and forbearing. — Franz Kafka
“One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life.” — Chinese Proverb
Patience is the best medicine. — John Florio
“In The Midst Of Movement And Chaos, Keep Stillness Inside of You.” — Deepak Chopra
Patience is a virtue, and I’m learning patience. It’s a harsh lesson. — Elon Musk
“Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.” Aristotle.
“God has perfect timing; never early, never late.
Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.
Patience is the art of hoping. — Luc de Clapiers
Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground. — Theodore Roosevelt
Trust the process. Your time is coming.
Everything will work out in the end. You don’t need to know how. You have to trust that it will.
Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better to take things as they come, along with patience and equanimity. — Carl Jung
Patience is not the ability to wait but to keep a good attitude while waiting.” Anonymous.
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Self-Compassion During Hard Times
Self-compassion is about developing a kinder — lenient mindset towards yourself.
Beating yourself up when things don’t go according to plan will do you no good. Therefore, make an effort to correct yourself every time you believe that you’re a terrible person.
Instead, you can tell yourself, ‘I did something bad, but I’m not a bad person.’
Shad Helmstetter’s book says, “What to say when you talk to Yourself.” The brain believes what you tell it most of the time. And what you tell it about you, it will create.
It has no choice.
Telling yourself you’re terrible hundreds of times a day won’t fix your problems or make you feel better. So instead, notice the negative self-talk and how they’re serving you.
The best way to eliminate harmful and unhealthy patterns of thought and behavior is to ensure that they are never programmed in the first place.
Live with compassion. Work with compassion. Die with compassion. Meditate with compassion. Enjoy with compassion. When problems come, experience them with compassion. ~ Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Nothing is permanent in this wicked world — not even our troubles. ~ Charlie Chaplin.
It is never too late. Even if you will die tomorrow, keep yourself straight and clear and be a happy human being today. ~ Lama Yeshe
Compassionate towards yourself, you reconcile all beings in the world ~ Lao Tzu
Even an animal, if you show genuine affection, gradually trust develops…How can you create a friendship if you consistently show sour faces and beat? ~ Dalai Lama
Life is a process. We are a process. The universe is a process. ~ Anne Wilson Schaef
3 Books on compassion:
- Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Kristin Neff (Amazon) [Paperback — Kindle — audible]
- The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion: Freeing Yourself from Destructive Thoughts and Emotions by Christopher K. Germer, Sharon Salzburg (Amazon) [Paperback — Kindle — audible]
- The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown (Amazon) [Read Summary — Paperback — Kindle — audible]
Compassion naturally creates a positive atmosphere, and as a result, you feel peaceful and content. ~ Dalai Lama
Taking time to rest, renew, and refresh yourself isn’t wasted. Recharge. Choose what energizes you. ~ Melody Beattie
Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is relax. ~ Mark Black
Inner peace begins when you choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotions. ~ Pema Chodron
“Trust yourself. You’ve survived a lot, and you’ll survive whatever is coming”. ~ Robert Tew
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