We all go through difficult times at certain stages of our life and I hope that these inspirational quotes for difficult times will give you the inspiration, courage and hope that you need right now.
“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.”
– Ernest Hemingway
“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
– Oscar Wilde
“Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.”
– Henry Ford
“Don’t let what you can’t do stop you from doing what you can do.”
– John Wooden
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
– Confucius
“The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything.”
– Theodore Roosevelt
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”
– Martin Luther King Jr.
“Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.”
– Mark Twain
“It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
– J.K. Rowling
“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.”
– Helen Keller
“If you are going through hell, keep going.”
– Winston Churchill
“First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst.”
– Dale Carnegie
“Everything is okay in the end, if it’s not ok, then it’s not the end.”
– Author Unknown
“Never regret. If it’s good, it’s wonderful. If it’s bad, it’s experience.”
– Victoria Holt
“Be not afraid of going slowly; be only afraid of standing still.”
– Chinese Proverb
“The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.”
– Voltaire
“A man who has committed a mistake and doesn’t correct it, is committing another mistake.”
– Confucius
“Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain; and most fools do.”
– Dale Carnegie
“Do what you can with what you have where you are.”
– Theodore Roosevelt
“Some complain that roses have thorns others rejoice that thorns have roses!”
– Author Unknown
“Tough times never last, but tough people do.”
– Robert Schuller
“Never, never, never, never ever give up!”
– Winston Churchill
More inspirational quotes for difficult times will be added on a regular basis.
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