Some days, it’s easy to forget the miles you’ve walked, the silent battles you’ve fought, the strength it took just to keep going. This collection of resilience quotes is here to help you remember.
To remind you that every setback you survived, every tear you wiped away, and every time you chose to rise again has shaped the strength within you. You’ve come farther than you think. And you’re not done yet.
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1. Do not judge me by my success. Judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again. — Nelson Mandela
2. Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient. ― Steve Maraboli
3. Not all storms come to destroy. Some come to clear the path, to shake you awake, and to remind you of your strength. — Intrepid Quips
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4. If you can’t fly, run. If you can’t run, walk. If you can’t walk, crawl. But by all means, keep moving. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
5. The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. — Nelson Mandela
6. You are beautiful. Not just in the way you look, but in the way you love, the way you fight through hard days, and the way your heart refuses to give up. — Intrepid Quips
7. We are stronger, gentler, more resilient and more beautiful than any of us imagine. — Mark Nepo
8. Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all. — Dale Carnegie
9. You don’t have to be positive all the time. Some days, just getting up and facing the world is enough. Give yourself grace. — Intrepid Quips
10. You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them. — Maya Angelou
11. Grief and resilience live together. — Michelle Obama
12. When life knocks you down, adjust your mindset, stay focused, and keep pushing forward. Giving up isn’t the answer — it’s just a part of the process. — Intrepid Quips
13. When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this: You haven’t. — Thomas A. Edison
14. Remember: Every champion was once a contender that refused to give up. — Rocky Balboa
15. The ones who walk through the fire are the ones who understand the value of light. — Intrepid Quips
16. We do not 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
17. Persistence and resilience only come from having been given the chance to work through difficult problems. — Gever Tulley
18. In the moments you want to quit, remember: You’ve been through worse and still found a way to rise. — Intrepid Quips
19. A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles. — Christopher Reeve
20. Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired and success achieved. — Helen Keller
21. Your worth is not defined by what you’ve lost but by what you continue to give. — Intrepid Quips
22. Enthusiasm is common. Endurance is rare. ― Angela Duckworth
23. You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it. — Margaret Thatcher
24. Everything you knew — gone. Everything you were — shaken. And in the silence that follows, you find the raw, unedited truth of yourself. Not who you were. Who you are now. Stripped. But, still standing. — Intrepid Quips
25. The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived. ― Robert Jordan
26. They thought the storm would destroy you. It did. But they didn’t expect what you’d become after. — Intrepid Quips
27. Whenever you find yourself doubting how far you can go, just remember how far you have come. Remember everything you have faced, all the battles you have won, and all the fears you have overcome. — N. R. Walker
28. The most courageous people are not those who are never afraid, but those who face their fear head-on and still keep moving forward. — Intrepid Quips
29. Resilience is accepting your new reality, even if it’s less good than the one you had before. You can fight it, you can do nothing but scream about what you’ve lost, or you can accept that and try to put together something that’s good. ― Elizabeth Edwards
30. You carry storms inside you that no one sees. That’s not weakness—that’s resilience. — Intrepid Quips
31. Some people are afraid of the dark, but for those who have lived through it, darkness teaches you to shine. — Intrepid Quips
32. Strength is not what you show the world. It’s what you survive in the dark when no one’s watching. — Intrepid Quips
33. Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Never pity yourself. Be a hard master to yourself-and be lenient to everybody else. ― Henry Ward Beecher
34. Your strength is built in the quiet moments, your courage is found in facing the unknown, and your resilience is born from the challenges you overcome. — Intrepid Quips
35. If your heart is broken, make art with the pieces. ― Shane Koyczan
36. Resilience is knowing that you are the only one that has the power and the responsibility to pick yourself up. ― Mary Holloway
37. No one escapes pain, fear, and suffering. Yet from pain can come wisdom, from fear can come courage, from suffering can come strength – if we have the virtue of resilience. ― Eric Greitens
38. You don’t need loud victoires. Sometimes, surviving quietly is the most powerful thing you’ll ever do. And you did that again and again. — Intrepid Quips
39. Like tiny seeds with potent power to push through tough ground and become mighty trees, we hold innate reserves of unimaginable strength. We are resilient. ― Catherine DeVrye
40. You didn’t come this far to break now. You’ve bent, bruised, and burned — but you’re still standing. That’s not weakness. That’s power in its rawest form. — Intrepid Quips
41. Resilience is very different than being numb. Resilience means you experience, you feel, you fail, you hurt. You fall. But, you keep going. ― Yasmin Mogahed
42. It is really wonderful how much resilience there is in human nature. Let any obstructing cause, no matter what, be removed in any way, even by death, and we fly back to first principles of hope and enjoyment. ― Bram Stoker
43. Getting knocked down isn’t the end — rising again is where your strength is built. Stand up, shake it off, and keep moving forward. — Intrepid Quips
44. A good half of the art of living is resilience. ― Alain de Botton
45. On the other side of a storm is the strength that comes from having navigated through it. Raise your sail and begin. ― Gregory S. Williams
46. Your worth is not defined by what you’ve lost but by what you continue to give. — Intrepid Quips
47. I tried and failed. I tried again and again and succeeded. ― Gail Borden
48. You must bear losses like a soldier, the voice told me, bravely and without complaint, and just when the day seems lost, grab your shield for another stand, another thrust forward. That is the juncture that separates heroes from the merely strong. ― Margaret George
49. Grit isn’t loud. It’s showing up bruised, unheard, and tired — and doing it anyway. — Intrepid Quips
50. Only those who dare to fail greatly, can ever achieve greatly. ― Robert F. Kennedy
51. Some people break. Some bend. And some? They build themselves from the wreckage. — Intrepid Quips
52. Some scars don’t bleed. They burn quiet in your chest. But you wear them like armor now. — Intrepid Quips
53. Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. ― Confucius
54. When we learn how to become resilient, we learn how to embrace the beautifully broad spectrum of the human experience. ― Jaeda Dewalt
55. Resilience is quiet. It doesn’t beg to be seen. It just keeps going — even when everything else says stop. — Intrepid Quips
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