We know life is hard, we know you're doing your best to live it, but sometimes it gets really tough.
So tough, that one might think he is not tough enough to keep going. But that's when we have to remind ourselves that the only valuable solution is getting through it.
Words of wisdom and powerful quotes by famous people can be a great reminder, that will make you find the motivation you need to keep on fighting through hard times.
To help you out, we've selected the best uplifting quotes that we could find, to serve you as memos that life is hard, but despite that, you must get through it.
71 Quotes About Life Being Hard But Getting Through It
1. "When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it." - Henry Ford
2. “After every storm the sun will smile; for every problem there is a solution, and the soul’s indefeasible duty is to be of good cheer.” - William R. Alger
3. "Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines." - Robert Schuller
4. "Nothing good comes cheaply so we shouldn't be surprised when we meet the hard while going for the best. Hard times are not quit times." - Terry Mark
5. "Tough times never last, but tough people do." - Robert H. Schuller
6. "Don't pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one." - Bruce Lee
7. “You don’t have to control your thoughts; you just have to stop letting them control you.” - Dan Millman
8. "A problem is a chance for you to do your best." - Duke Ellington
9. "The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which to burn." - David Russell
10. "You're going to go through tough times - that's life. But I say, 'Nothing happens to you, it happens for you.' See the positive in negative events." - Joel Osteen
Life Is Hard Quotes
11. "The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials." - Chinese Proverb
12. “Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” - Joshua J. Marine
13. "It always seems impossible until it's done." - Nelson Mandela
14. “I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.” - Louisa May Alcott
15. "Luck is great, but most of life is hard work." - Iain Duncan Smith
16. “Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I’ll show you someone who has overcome adversity.” - Lou Holtz
17. “I have found that if you love life, life will love you back.” - Arthur Rubinstein
18. "Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body." - Seneca
19. “Life is like riding a bicycle, in order to keep your balance, you must keep moving.” - Albert Einstein
20. "When I hear somebody say 'Life is hard', I am always tempted to ask 'Compared to what?'" - Sydney J. Harris
Life is Hard but Not Impossible Quotes
21. "The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it." - Moliere
22. “Inside of a ring or out, ain’t nothing wrong with going down. It’s staying down that’s wrong.” - Muhammad Ali
23. "I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders." - Jewish Proverb
24. "Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that we see ourselves as we really are." - Arthur Golden
25. "If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you." - Louis D. Brandeis
26. “When you stand and share your story in an empowering way, your story will heal you and your story will heal somebody else.” - Iyanla Vanzant
27. “Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.” - J.K. Rowling
28. “Every time you are able to find some humor in a difficult situation, you win.” - Unknown
29. "In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer." - Albert Camus
30. "Life is hard, but we make it much harder." - Ryan Holiday
When Life Gets Hard Quotes
31. "You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you." - Walt Disney
32. “When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this: you haven’t.” - Thomas Edison
33. "Life is not always fair. Sometimes you get a splinter sliding down a rainbow." - Terri Guillemets
34. “I am learning every day to allow the space between where I am and where I want to be to inspire me and not terrify me.” - Tracee Ellis Ross
35. “The trick is to enjoy life. Don’t wish away your days, waiting for better ones ahead.” - Marjorie Pay Hinckley
36. “Your past is just a story. And once you realize this, it has no power over you.” - Chuck Palahniuk
37. “You need to spend time crawling alone through shadows to truly appreciate what it is to stand in the sun.” - Shaun Hick
38. “Anyone can hide. Facing up to things, working through them, that’s what makes you strong.” - Sarah Dessen
39. “In times of great stress or adversity, it’s always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.” - Lee Iacocca
40. ”Nobody can make you to feel inferior without your consent.” - Eleanor Roosevelt
When Life Hits You Hard Quotes
41. “Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy.” - Leo Buscaglia
42. "We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope." - Martin Luther King
43. “Sometimes our light goes out, but is blown again into instant flame by an encounter with another human being.” – Albert Schweitzer
44. “When things are bad, we take comfort in the thought that they could always get worse. And when they are, we find hope in the thought that things are so bad they have to get better.” - Malcolm S. Forbes
45. “Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your choice.” - Wayne Dyer
46. "Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity is a greater. Possession pampers the mind; privation trains and strengthens it." - William Hazlitt
47. "We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey." - Kenji Miyazawa
48. "If you don’t like something change it; if you can’t change it, change the way you think about it." - Mary Engelbreit
49. “If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” - Frederick Douglass
50. “Don’t cry for a man who’s left you; the next one may fall for your smile.” - Mae West
Difficult Life Quotes
51. “I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” - Michael Jordan
52. “Most great people have attained their greatest success one step beyond their greatest failure.” - Napoleon Hill
53. “If I persist long enough I will win.” - Og Mandino
54. “Rise above the storm and you will find the sunshine.” - Mario Fernandez
55. "I'll tell you something about tough times. They just about kill you, but if you decide to keep working at them, you'll find your way through." - Joan Bauer
56. “Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they’re supposed to help you discover who you are.” - Bernice Johnson Reagon
57. “Things work out best for those who make the best of how things work out.” - John Wooden
58. “It is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others.” - Dalai Lama
59. “The world is more malleable than you think and it’s waiting for you to hammer it into shape.” - Bono
60. “There is no education like adversity.” - Benjamin Disraeli
Life is Hard but Beautiful Quotes
61. “All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make, the better.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
64. "One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity." - Albert Schweitzer
65. “Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.” - William James
66. “A difficult time can be more readily endured if we retain the conviction that our existence holds a purpose – a cause to pursue, a person to love, a goal to achieve.” - John Maxwell
67. “The best way to get rid of the pain is to feel the pain. And when you feel the pain and go beyond it, you’ll see there’s a very intense love that is wanting to awaken itself.” - Deepak Chopra
68. “Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it.” - Jacques Prevert
69. “It doesn’t matter how slow you go, as long as you don’t stop.” - Confucius
70. “To succeed, you have to do something and be very bad at it for a while. You have to look bad before you can look really good.” - Barbara DeAngelis
71. “I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness for it shows me the stars.” - Og Mandino
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