Quotes about Resilience

Adversity leads us to think properly of our state, and so is most beneficial to us

Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.

Attack is the reaction; I never think I have hit hard unless it rebounds.

Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven't courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others.

Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.

Hope is necessary in every condition.

Whenever I find myself in the cellar of affliction, I always look about for the wine.

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.

Whenever I find myself in the cellar of affliction, I always looks around for the wine.

It cost Christ and all His followers sharp showers and hot sweats ere they won to the top of the mountain. But still our soft nature would have heaven coming to our bedside when we are sleeping, and lying down with us, that we might go to heaven in warm clothes; but all that came there found wet feet by the way, and sharp storms that did take the hide off their face, and found tos and fros, and ups and downs, and many enemies by the way.

His cross is the sweetest burden that ever I bare: it is such a burden as wings are to a bird, or sails to a ship, to carry me forward to my harbour.

Give Him leave to take His own way of dispensation with you; and though it be rough, forgive Him; He defieth you to have as much patience to Him, as He hath borne to you .