Quotes about Hardship

To learn patience is not to rebel against every hardship.

I'm a big believer in having to go through hard times to get to where you want to be. Nothing comes easy. You have to work.

My first church had seven members in it, and I have to remember, the rent was $225 a month and I worked for Union Carbide and took the check I made from work to pay for the rent to keep the church open.

December is the toughest month of the year. Others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, October, August, and February.

When ill luck begins, it does not come in sprinkles, but in showers.

There is no gain without struggle.

Nothing worthwhile is gained without sacrifice.

Enough pain will keep you humble.Enough grief will keep you compassionate.Enough trouble will keep you strong.Enough hardship will keep you grateful.

If everything came easy, we wouldn't know what it felt like to truly succeed.

Sometimes all we can do is trust that hardship is a path to peace.

Suffering is a part of every life. Rain falls upon every life. All people encounter tragedy. Everybody struggles through hardship—not just Christians. But for the believer, for the child of God, whatever comes into our life first comes through the grid of God's plan and purpose for our lives. There are no accidents in the life of the believer.

I, poor creature, worn out with scribbling for my bread and my liberty, low in spirits and weak in health, must leave others to wear the laurels which I have sown, others to eat the bread which I have earned. A common case.