Quotes about Struggle

But every time you yield to the temptation, the easier it becomes to yield again and the more difficult it becomes to resist the next time.

This idea of starting at the bottom and working one's way up may appear to be sound, but the major objection to it is this— too many of those who begin at the bottom never manage to lift their heads high enough to be seen by opportunity, so they remain at the bottom. It should be remembered, also, that the outlook from the bottom is not so very bright or encouraging.

I learned that when one needs anything very badly, it is very difficult for him to find anyone who wishes to help him get it, but when one gets over the hump, achieves recognition, and no longer needs help, then just about everybody on earth wants to do something for him.

Remember, too, that all who succeed in life get off to a bad start and pass through many heartbreaking struggles before they "arrive." The turning point in the lives of those who succeed usually comes at the moment of some crisis, through which they are introduced to their "other selves.

Life is strange, and often imponderable!

When the going is hardest, just keep on keeping on, and you'll get there sooner than someone who finds the going easy.

A burning desire to be and to do is the starting point from which the dreamer must take off. Dreams are not born of indifference, laziness, or lack of ambition. Remember that all who succeed in life get off to a bad start, and pass through many heartbreaking struggles before they "arrive." The turning point in the lives of those who succeed usually comes at the moment of some crisis, through which they are introduced to their "other selves.

We're all fallen people in a fallen world. Where does a man find healing amid so many broken places? How does he find love in the ruins and vine-wrapped shattered pieces of his own soul? Because love's springing up through the rocks.

When God's in it ... it flows. When the flesh is in it ... it's forced.

Life is difficult. That blunt, three-word statement is an accurate ap praisal of our existence on this planet.

Every achievement worth remembering is stained with the blood of diligence and scarred by the wounds of disappointment

Wrap your heart around that the next time you go through a struggle," Clara said. "The goal of prayer is not to change God's mind