Quotes about Hardship

But, then, nothing is easy.

You have to be a bastard to make it, and that's a fact. And the Beatles are the biggest bastards on earth.

moral character gets formed through hardship, through overcoming obstacles, through enduring despite difficulties. Courage, for example, would be impossible in a world without pain. The apostle Paul testified to this refining quality of suffering when he wrote that 'suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.'13

just about every human being can reflect on his or her past and say, 'I learned from that hardship. I didn't think I would at the time, but I'm a bigger and better person for having endured it and persevered.

Ease and luxury, such as our affluence brings us today, do not make for maturity; hardship and struggle do

Surmounting difficulty is the crucible that forms character.

You might not be able to outthink, outmarket or outspend your competition, but you can outwork them.

Indifference is a form of sloth. For one can work hard, as I've always done, and yet wallow in sloth; be industrious about one's job, but scandalously lazy about all that isn't the job. Because, of course, the job is fun. Whereas the non-job---personal relations, in my case---is disagreeable and laborious.

Nothing of great value in this life comes easily.

Nothing in life that's worth anything is easy.

Nothing of great value in this life comes easily. The things of highest value sometimes come hard. The gold that has the greatest value lies deepest in the earth, as do the diamonds.

Nothing any good isn't hard.