50 Quotes About Being Strong In Hard Times

Looking for strength in the face of adversity? Our latest collection of quotes about being strong will provide you with the strength you need to fight through your challenges.

Here are 50 inspirational quotes about being strong in hard times that will give you the strength to keep fighting through your challenges.

And if you want more inspiration, check out this collection of quotes on perseverance.

Quotes About Being Strong In Hard Times

1. “Tough times never last, but tough people do.” – Robert H. Schuller

2. “Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” – Mahatma Gandhi

3. “It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.” – Seneca

4. “Winners never quit, and quitters never win.” – Vince Lombardi

5. “Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.” – Og Mandino

6. “Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.” – Napoleon Hill

7. “Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger

8. “Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.” – Khalil Gibran

9. “Kites rise highest against the wind – not with it.” – Winston Churchill

10. “Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.” – Oprah Winfrey

Related: 83 Hard Work Quotes to Boost Your Motivation

11. “Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven’t half the strength you think they have.” – Norman Vincent Peale

12. “Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

13. “Don’t wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them.” – Orison Swett Marden

14. “Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

15. “The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size of your dream; and how you handle disappointment along the way.” – Robert Kiyosaki

16. “I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life, and that is why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan

17. “Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.” – Robert F. Kennedy

18. “Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men! Do no pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for power equal to your tasks.” – Phillips Brooks

19. “In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.” – Bill Cosby

20. “That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” – Friedrich Nietzsche

Related: 56 Positive Attitude Quotes to Keep You Motivated

21. “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” – Anais Nin

22. “Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” – T. S. Eliot

23. “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

24. “Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.” – Orison Swett Marden

25. “All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” – Walt Disney

26. “A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.” – John A. Shedd

27. “Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.” – Baltasar Gracian

28. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill

29. “When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.” – Peter Marshall

30. “You’ve got to stay strong to be strong in tough times.” – Tilman J. Fertitta

Related: 63 Personal Growth Quotes To Inspire You

31. “Strong people are made by opposition like kites that go up against the wind.” – Frank Harris

32. “Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It’s courage that counts.” – John Wooden

33. “Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.” – W. Clement Stone

34. “Courage isn’t having the strength to go on – it is going on when you don’t have strength.” – Napoleon Bonaparte

35. “Take chances, make mistakes. That’s how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave.” – Mary Tyler Moore

36. “Never stop fighting until you arrive at your destined place – that is, the unique you. Have an aim in life, continuously acquire knowledge, work hard, and have perseverance to realise the great life.” – A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

37. “Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.” – Calvin Coolidge

38. “Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again.” – Richard Branson

39. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

40. “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” – Thomas A. Edison

Related: 52 Motivational Quotes that Will Help You Step Out of Your Comfort Zone

Related: 50 of the Most Powerful Quotes of All Time

41. “There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” – Colin Powell

42. “There can be no failure to a man who has not lost his courage, his character, his self respect, or his self-confidence. He is still a King.” – Orison Swett Marden

43. “When we tackle obstacles, we find hidden reserves of courage and resilience we did not know we had. And it is only when we are faced with failure do we realise that these resources were always there within us. We only need to find them and move on with our lives.” – A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

44. “Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.” – Napoleon Hill

45. “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” – Thomas A. Edison

46. “Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.” – Lance Armstrong

47. “Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.” – Samuel Johnson

48. “Everything you want is on the other side of fear.” – Jack Canfield

49. “He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.” – Muhammad Ali

50. “He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.” – Friedrich Nietzsche

Related: 60 Powerful Mindset Quotes that Will Change Your Life

What are your favorite quotes about being strong? Please share in the comment section below.

Don’t forget to share these quotes about being strong on your Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or Pinterest.