Uplifting Quotes for Hard Times

Quotes to Lift You Up When You’re Feeling Down

As we strive to make it through difficult times, hearing the wisdom of those who have struggled, questioned and dreamed before us can make the journey easier.

When you feel the struggle is wearing you down, explore these quotations for the inspiration and hope you need to continue on.

"We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope."

Martin Luther King

"Just as despair can come to one only from other human beings, hope, too, can be given to one only by other human beings."

Elie Weisel

"Fall seven times, stand up eight."

Japanese proverb

"Prosperity is not without many fears and disasters; and adversity is not without comforts and hopes."

Francis Bacon

"Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines."

Robert Schuller

"The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests."

Epictetus

"The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials."

Chinese proverb

"The greatest glory in living lies not in never failing, but in rising every time we fail."

Nelson Mandela

"We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey."

Kenji Miyazawa

"We should always pray for help, but we should always listen for inspiration and impression to proceed in ways different from those we may have thought of."

John H. Groberg

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