Quotes related to James 1:2-4
In their different ways, art and philosophy help us, in Schopenhauer's words, to turn pain into knowledge.
— Alain de Botton
He knows himself, and all that's in him, who knows adversity.
— Herman Melville
Visionary people face the same problems everyone else faces; but rather than get paralyzed by their problems, visionaries immediately commit themselves to finding a solution.
— Bill Hybels
Failing forward is the ability to get back up after you've been knocked down, learn from your mistake, and move forward in a better direction.
— John Maxwell
Great leadership is not attained by pursuing greatness but by persevering through great tests.
— Myles Munroe
Mountaintops inspire leaders but valleys mature them.
— Winston Churchill
Statesmanship is developed in the hard knocks of general experience, private and public.
— Dwight D. Eisenhower
Leaders must learn to discipline their disappointments. It's not what happens to us, it is what we choose to do about what happens that makes the difference in how our lives turn out.
— Jim Rohn
Vivacity, leadership, must be had, and we are not allowed to be nice in choosing. We must fetch the pump with dirty water, if clean cannot be had.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
The experience of pain or loss can be a formidably motivating force.
— John Maxwell
Thank God for the tough times. They are the reason you are there - to be the leader. If everything was going well, the people wouldn't need you!
— John Maxwell
No one ever has the resources they need.
— Andy Stanley