In times of hardships, a word of encouragement can go a long way! To build up your strength and perseverance during these difficult situations, we’ve compiled a list of 93 of the best quotes about strength, hope, and the virtue of powering through whatever life throws your way.

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“Strength is not just the ability to bear a hard thing, but to turn it into glory.” – William Barclay

"A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles." – Christopher Reeve

“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

“Permanence, perseverance, and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.”  – Thomas Carlyle

"Be strong, be fearless, be beautiful. And believe that anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you." – Misty Copeland

“A strong woman is a woman determined to do something others are determined not to do” – Marge Piercy

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

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

“The terrorists thought they would change my aims and stop my ambitions, but nothing changed in my life except this: weakness, fear, and hopelessness died. Strength, power, and courage were born.” – Malala Yousafzai

“That though the radiance which was once so bright be now forever taken from my sight. Though nothing can bring back the hour of splendor in the grass, glory in the flower. We will grieve not, rather find strength in what remains behind.” – William Wordsworth

“Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.” – William Ellery Channing

"For what it’s worth: It’s never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you’re proud of, and if you find you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start over again." – F. Scott Fitzgerald

“In solitude, the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself.” – Laurence Sterne

“Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.” – A Tibetan Saying

The strength of a wall is neither greater nor less than the courage of the men who defend it.” – Genghis Khan

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

"Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm." – Abraham Lincoln

“I like criticism. It makes you strong.” – LeBron James

“Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.” – Nelson Mandela

“I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.” – Audrey Hepburn

"Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.” – Mother Teresa

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

"With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts." – Eleanor Roosevelt

“He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.” – Lao Tzu

“Sometimes you don’t realize your own strength until you come face to face with your greatest weakness.” – Susan Gale

“I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.” – Muhammad Ali

"Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle." – Napoleon Hill

“The harder you fall, the heavier your heart; the heavier your heart, the stronger you climb; the stronger you climb, the higher your pedestal.” – Criss Jami

“I like feeling strong. It keeps my mental floor higher.” – Alecia Beth Moore (Pink)

“We are stronger, gentler, more resilient, and more beautiful than any of us imagine.” – Mark Nepo

“We don’t have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it is not as dreadful as it appeared, discovering we have the strength to stare it down.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they’re supposed to help you discover who you are.” – Bernice Johnson Reagon

"Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently." – Maya Angelou

“Humble souls are fearful of their own strength.” –William Gurnall

"You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have." – Bob Marley

“Don't wish me happiness. I don't expect to be happy it's gotten beyond that, somehow. Wish me courage and strength and a sense of humor, I will need them all.” – Anne Morrow Lindbergh

"Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that's very important for good health." – Dalai Lama

“You have power over your mind, nor outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” – Marcus Aurelius

“I'm very proud of my heritage and the blood that runs through my veins. I take a lot of strength from that.” – Robert Whittaker

“What is to give light must endure burning.” – Anton Wildgans

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

"Life doesn't get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient."  – Steve Maraboli

“Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength.” – Charles Spurgeon

“Anyone can give up; it is the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone would expect you to fall apart, now that is true strength.” – Chris Bradford

“Stay strong. Stand up. Have a voice.” – Shawn Johnson

"Courage is grace under pressure." – Ernest Hemingway

“It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.” – Edmund Hillary

"Don't push your weaknesses, play with your strengths." – Jennifer Lopez

“No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path." – Buddha

"In the middle of a difficulty lies opportunity." – Albert Einstein

“Strength is a matter of a made-up mind.” – John Beecher

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

“There are two ways of exerting one’s strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up.” – Booker T. Washington

"What makes you different or weird, that's your strength." – Meryl Streep

“It is good to love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is well done.” – Vincent Van Gogh

"Courage is found in unlikely places." – J. R. R. Tolkien

“Make up your mind that no matter what comes your way, no matter how difficult, no matter how unfair, you will do more than simply survive. You will thrive in spite of it.” – Joel Osteen

“Whoever you are, whatever your dream, you have to be strong in your head and strong in your heart. Be strong. There’s no quitting in the person who wants it bad enough.” – Carly Patterson

“I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ’Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.” – Thomas Paine

“Persistence and resilience only come from having been given the chance to work through difficult problems.” – Gever Tulley

"All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination." – Earl Nightingale

“There are better starters than me but I’m a strong finisher.” – Usain Bolt

“One has to understand that braveness is not the absence of fear but rather the strength to keep on going forward despite the fear.” – Paulo Coelho

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

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

“A single twig breaks, but the bundle of twigs is strong.” – Tecumseh

“Do not pray for an easy life. Pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.” – Bruce Lee

“He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.” – Louisa May Alcott

"Try to look at your weakness and convert it into your strength. That's success." – Zig Ziglar

“I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence but it comes from within. It is there all the time.” – Anna Freud

“Be strong you never know who you are inspiring.” – Smriti Irani

“You will never do anything in the world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.” – Aristotle

“Continuous effort, not strength or intelligence, is the key to unlocking our potential.” – Liane Cordes

“Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go.” – Hermann Hesse

"All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them." – Walt Disney

“The human capacity for burden is like bamboo, far more flexible than you’d ever believe at first glance.” – Jodi Picoult

“A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.” – Vernon Howard

"The undertaking of a new action brings new strength." – Richard L. Evans

“All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me. 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

“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” – Socrates

“Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I can’t do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end up really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.” – Ovid

“Scar tissue is stronger than regular tissue. Realize the strength, move on.” – Henry Rollins

“Being deeply loved gives you strength; loving deeply gives you courage” – Lao Tzu

“Unity is strength...when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved.” – Mattie Stepanek

“One’s dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but it can never be taken away unless it is surrendered.” – Michael J. Fox

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

“Power is not an institution, and not a structure; neither is it a certain strength we are endowed with. It is the name that one attributes to a complex strategical situation in a particular society.” – Michel Foucault

“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved.”  – Helen Keller

“Before you start to judge me, step into my shoes and walk the life I’m living and if you get as far as I am, just maybe you will see how strong I really am.” – Unknown

“The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.” – Swami Vivekananda

“Only strength can cooperate. Weakness can only beg.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower

“Wake up with determination. go to bed with satisfaction.” – Dwayne Johnson 

The Best 93 Quotes About Strength

Quotes About Strength

The Best 93 Quotes About Strength

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