Words for the Strength to Keep Going

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me.

Anger is a fire. Let it warm you into action, not burn you from inside.

Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it.

When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.

One who stays steady in sorrow and in joy, undisturbed by either, is ready for lasting peace.

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.

The softest things in the world overcome the hardest.

Verily, with hardship comes ease.

He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.

All that we are is the result of what we have thought.

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

You have found your way through hard days before. That strength has not left you.

Though much is taken, much abides.

Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms, to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances.

On this path no effort is ever lost, and even a little practice protects one from great fear.

Such as are your habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of your mind; for the soul is dyed by the thoughts.

Nothing in the world is softer than water, yet nothing is better at wearing down the hard and strong.

God does not burden any soul beyond what it can bear.

In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee.

Drink a glass of water. Open a window. That is enough of a beginning.

To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.

In some ways suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds a meaning.

Lift yourself up by your own self; do not let yourself sink. You can be your own truest friend.

Be like the headland on which the waves break continually; it stands firm, and the swelling waters fall to rest around it.

The one who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.

Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.

They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

You are still writing your story. This chapter is hard, but it is not the last.

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.

The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths.

For one who has befriended the mind, the mind is the best of friends.

Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.

Our greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.

For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.

Getting out of bed on a hard morning is a quiet act of courage.

We will grieve not, rather find strength in what remains behind.

People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.

The mind is restless and hard to hold, but it can be steadied by patient practice and letting go.

Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labour does the body.

Fall seven times, stand up eight.

Even in hardship, keep the spirit rising in hope.

Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation.

Strength is not never falling. It is being gentle with yourself as you rise.

Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace.

Small actions often come before motivation, not after. Do one gentle thing, and let the feeling follow.

It is better to walk your own path imperfectly than another's path perfectly.

It is not death or pain that is to be feared, but the fear of pain or death.

You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair.

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.

You have already survived your hardest days. Look how far you have come.

You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.

Many people find, in time, that loss has deepened their compassion and their sense of what matters.

Arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is reached.

Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed.

Keep going softly. Slow steps still move you forward.

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated.

The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.

You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself.

When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee.

Courage can be quiet: making a phone call, tending a plant, eating a warm meal.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

Most people are more resilient than they expect. You may surprise yourself.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

What you love is worth living for, and part of what you love is still here.

No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

You carry their love like a lantern. Let it light the next few steps.