Challenges are a normal part of life. Just as sure as night follows day. And nobody is so special as to get all the difficulties in life or be spared from them.
We all have our fair share of struggles and difficulties. And the best thing we could do is to face our challenges head-on. As they say, it will make us stronger and all the wiser.
So here are 39 quotes from wise people with wise advice on how you can handle life’s challenges and actually win!
39 quotes on how to handle life’s challenges
Don’t wish it was easier. Wish you were better. Don’t wish for less problems. Wish for more skills. Don’t wish for less challenges. Wish for more wisdom as well.
– Jim Rohn
Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.
– Napoleon Hill
Be of good cheer. Do not think of today’s failures, but of the success that may come tomorrow. You have set yourself a difficult task, but you will succeed if you persevere, and you will find a joy in overcoming obstacles.
– Helen Keller
Because some people see a wall, and assume that’s the end of their journey. Others see it, and decide it’s just the beginning.
– Angeline Trevena
Be strong. Live honorably and with dignity. When you don’t think you can, hold on.
– James Frey
We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.
– Lucius Anneaus Seneca
We don’t develop courage by being happy every day. We develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.
– Barbara De Angelis
Take a limitation and turn it into an opportunity. Take an opportunity and turn it into an adventure by dreaming big!
– Jo Franz
Energy and persistence conquer all things.
– Benjamin Franklin
Most of our obstacles would melt away if instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them.
– Orison Sweet Marden
Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
– Martha Graham
There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work, there are no limits.
– Michael Phelps
We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey.
– Kenji Miyazawa
Life keeps throwing me stones. And I keep finding the diamonds.
– Ana Claudia Antunes
Yesterday’s mistakes cannot affect today’s possibilities unless you dwell on them.
– Benjamin Lotter
He who sweats more in training bleeds less in war.
– Greek proverb
There are many people in the world who have succeeded in climbing the ladder of achievement. Some of these people have persevered throughout their career having met what appeared insurmountable obstacles yet overcame these challenges to keep moving forward.
– Byron Pulsifer
Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.
– Swedish proverb
Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan ‘Press On’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
– Calvin Coolidge
The future rewards those who press on. I don’t have time to feel sorry for myself. I don’t have time to complain. I’m going to press on.
– Barack Obama
A challenge only becomes an obstacle when you bow to it.
– Ray Davis
If you are facing a new challenge or being asked to do something that you have never done before don’t be afraid to step out. You have more capability than you think you do but you will never see it unless you place a demand on yourself for more.
– Joyce Meyer
If it scares you, it might be a good thing to try.
– Seth Godin
There is a saying in Tibetan, ‘Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.’ No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that’s our real disaster.
– Dalai Lama XIV
When you see an obstacle approaching, grab your courage and speed up.
– Angela Lynne Craig
You win not by chance but by preparation.
– Roger Maris
Being able to see the end result, rather than just the task, eliminates obstacles, focuses your energy, and provides motivation to excel.
– Catherine Pulsifer
You’re powerful enough to overcome it all.
– Mitta Xinindlu
Well, if it can be thought, it can be done, a problem can be overcome
– E.A. Bucchianeri
Turning feelings into words can help us process and overcome adversity.
– Sheryl Sandberg
It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.
– Albert Einstein
Life is full of challenges, obstacles, and problems. But learn to face them courageously with joy. Live every moment with happiness and positivity, for we never know.
– Sai Kaustuv
When times are good, be grateful, and when times are tough, be graceful.
– Dustin Poirier
Don’t just visualize success at the end. Visualize the process. Don’t just picture yourself winning. Picture the steps it takes to get there.
– Dean Bokhari
Don’t be afraid to do something you’re not qualified to do.
– Dan Carlin
Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.
– Christian D. Larson
Action is the foundational key to all success.
– Pablo Picasso
When you have a strong desire to do something, you will always have the energy to do it.
– Bob Proctor
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.
– Theodore Roosevelt
Conclusion
To conclude, it is important that we realize that challenges are part and parcel of life. Nobody is so special as to be exempt or be so ill-fated to get all of them.
We have enough talent, strength, and learning ability to overcome our challenges. So long as we are willing to confront them and not give up.
And the men and women in the quotes we shared in the previous section all agree. That it is through preparation, hard work, persistence, and a willingness to face and overcome challenges that we can win in life.
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