Quotes about Resilience
But don't imagine that always brave translates to never afraid.
— Lisa Bevere
The black man in America is the same as the Jews were in bondage under Pharaoh. We are strangers in a land that is not ours. We are rejected by this type of modern Pharaoh or pharohnic society.
— Malcolm X
Solitude is the one place where we can gain freedom from the forces of society that will otherwise relentlessly mold us. Solitude requires relentless perseverance.
— John Ortberg
Hence I have no mercy or compassion in me for a society that will crush people, and then penalize them for not being able to stand up under the weight.
— Malcolm X
Society is always trying in some way to grind us down to a single flat surface.
— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Never soar aloft on an enemy's pinions.
— Aesop
Be present to those who, living in the midst of a society burdened by poverty and corruption, are broken in spirit, tempted to give up, to leave school and to live on the streets.
— Pope Francis
Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.
— Francis de Sales
Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force.
— Franklin D. Roosevelt
Don't pole-vault over mouse turds.
— Wayne Dyer
It is this spiritual freedom - which cannot be taken away - that makes life meaningful and purposeful.
— Viktor E. Frankl
For perfect hope is achieved on the brink of despair, when instead of falling over the edge, we find ourselves walking on air.
— Thomas Merton