Quotes about Resilience
There is no man in this world without some manner of tribulation or anguish, though he be king or pope.
— Thomas a Kempis
Do not let your peace depend on the hearts of men; whatever they say about you, good or bad, you are not because of it another man, for as you are, you are.
— Thomas a Kempis
Sorrow makes men sincere.
— Henry Ward Beecher
Man grows used to everything, the scoundrel!
— Fyodor Dostoevsky
The men and women, who desire to obtain seats in the celestial kingdom, will find that they must battle everyday.
— Brigham Young
Strong men can always afford to be gentle. Only the weak are intent on giving as good as they get.
— Elbert Hubbard
It is difficulties that show what men are.
— Epictetus
All men are mortal, and therefore all men are losers; our profoundest loyalty goes out to the failed.
— John Updike
Troubles are usually the brooms and shovels that smooth the road to a good man's fortune.
— St. Basil
A man that is well ordered in his soul needeth little the unkind demeanor of worldly people nor yet their proud behavior.
— Thomas a Kempis
The man who has not suffered - what does he know anyway?
— Abraham Joshua Heschel
To my God a heart of flame; To my fellow man a heart of love; To myself a heart of steel.
— St. Augustine