These Quotes Will Give You Strength When Life Tries to Break You

Life doesn’t ask for permission before testing you.

It doesn’t care if you’re ready.

Some days, the weight of the world feels unbearable—failure,

heartbreak, loneliness, or exhaustion threaten to break you.

But you are stronger than you think.

These powerful quotes have carried people

through their darkest moments.

Save them. Return to them when life feels heavy.

Let them remind you that struggle isn’t the end—it’s the forging of a stronger you.

Quotes on Resilience

“The human spirit is stronger than anything that can happen to it.” — C.C. Scott

“You never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice.” — Bob Marley

“Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.” — J.K. Rowling

“The wound is the place where the light enters you.” — Rumi

“It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.” — Lou Holtz

“Strength doesn’t come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t.” — Rikki Rogers

“The oak fought the wind and was broken; the willow bent when it must and survived.” — Robert Jordan

“You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” — Margaret Thatcher

“Resilience is knowing you are the only one who has the power to pick yourself up.” — Mary Holloway

“The strongest hearts have the deepest scars.” — Unknown

Quotes on Overcoming Adversity

“Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.” — African Proverb

“The harder the struggle, the more glorious the triumph.” — Unknown

“You were given this life because you are strong enough to live it.” — Unknown

“Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.” — Lance Armstrong

“Sometimes when you’re in a dark place, you think you’ve been buried, but actually, you’ve been planted.” — Christine Caine

“Adversity introduces a man to himself.” — Albert Einstein

“If you’re going through hell, keep going.” — Winston Churchill

“The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.” — Chinese Proverb

“Every storm runs out of rain.” — Maya Angelou

“The comeback is always stronger than the setback.” — Unknown

Quotes on Inner Strength

“She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails.” — Elizabeth Edwards

“You have power over your mind—not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” — Marcus Aurelius

“The strongest people are not those who show strength in front of us, but those who win battles we know nothing about.” — Unknown

“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.’” — Mary Anne Radmacher

“You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” — A.A. Milne

“Sometimes the strength within you is not a fiery flame. Sometimes it’s just a tiny spark that whispers, ‘Keep going.’” — Unknown

“Your toughest moments often lead to your greatest breakthroughs.” — Unknown

“Strength grows in the moments when you think you can’t go on but you keep going anyway.” — Unknown

“The only way out is through.” — Robert Frost

“You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” — Eleanor Roosevelt

Quotes on Perseverance

“Fall seven times, stand up eight.” — Japanese Proverb

“Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.” — Walter Elliot

“Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” — Winston Churchill

“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” — Confucius

“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will.” — Vince Lombardi

“Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.” — Walt Whitman

“Persistence guarantees that results are inevitable.” — Paramahansa Yogananda

“The moment you’re ready to quit is usually the moment right before the miracle happens.” — Unknown

“Grit is living life like it’s a marathon, not a sprint.” — Angela Duckworth

“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt

Quotes on Hope & Healing

“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” — Desmond Tutu
“Healing is an art. It takes time, it takes practice, it takes love.” — Maza Dohta
“The sun will rise and we will try again.” — Twenty One Pilots
“Stars can’t shine without darkness.” — Unknown
“You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
“One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.” — Sigmund Freud
“Healing doesn’t mean the damage never existed. It means the damage no longer controls your life.” — Akshay Dubey
“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.” — Victor Hugo
“You are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress simultaneously.” — Sophia Bush
“This too shall pass.” — Persian Adage