Quotes about Overcoming

You may feel singled out when adversity enters your life. You shake your head and wonder, 'Why me?'

The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.

The most beautiful people I've known are those who have known trials, have known struggles, have known loss, and have found their way out of the depths.

Self-pity is... a sinkhole from which no rescuing hand can drag you because you have chosen to sink.

But God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it" (1Co 10:13).

I'm not the biggest guy.

It always remains true that if we had been greater, circumstance would have been less strong against us.

I type 40 words per minute on a normal computer with my left foot. And with two cups of coffee, I can do 53 words per minute.

We make ourselves a ladder out of our vices if we trample the vices themselves underfoot.

You must learn to make your evils your great good; and to spin comforts, peace, joy, communion with Christ, out of your troubles, which are Christ's wooers, sent to speak for you from Himself.

For a long time, I thought I was ugly and disfigured. This made me shy and timid, and I often reacted to insults that were not intended.

There is only one way to eat an elephant, a bite at a time.