Quotes about Resilience
True health is the strength to live, the strength to suffer, and the strength to die.
— Philip Yancey
The redemptive way goes through pain, not around it.
— Philip Yancey
Everywhere a greater joy is preceded by a greater suffering
— Philip Yancey
No, the prayer is essential. I live on the prayers. They alone can strengthen me to fight despair and fatigue.
— Philip Yancey
Be careful," warned Nietzsche, "lest in fighting the dragon you become the dragon." I
— Philip Yancey
True followers of God quietly humble themselves and rise again courageously.
— Philip Yancey
We do not give up on the institution of family because of its imperfections-why give up on the church?
— Philip Yancey
The past must be remembered before it can be overcome.
— Philip Yancey
What counts is the way a person reacts in the face of suffering.
— Philip Yancey
It is not the same as optimism or wishful thinking, for these imply a denial of reality.
— Philip Yancey
The role of the doctor, nurse, social worker, minister, or loving friend is simply this: to keep the nutcracker of circumstances from destroying, and to help the sufferer see that even the worst hardships open up the potential for growth and development.
— Philip Yancey
There's something unique about having only God to lean on in times of trial.
— Philip Yancey