Charles Spurgeon Quotes

There is no doubt that life is given us, not to be enjoyed, but to be overcome; to be got over.

The apprenticeship of difficulty is one which the greatest of men have had to serve.

I hope that I'm always struggling, really. You develop when you're struggling. When you're struggling, you get stronger.

Once you get over the first hill, there is always a new, higher one lurking, of course.

The struggle I went through has value.

In so many things, growth comes from adversity.

A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.

As with the butterfly, adversity is necessary to build character in people.

Struggling has done a couple of things for me. It is an experience to have and it makes you appreciate the good stuff.

I think without struggle, you can't grow as a person - I think you need that in your life.

It's tough, trying to get better.

Enjoy the hard days, not every day is going to be fun but the days that are hard is when you get better.

Struggle is the best teacher.

But all of my efforts served only to make me better acquainted with the difficulty, which in itself was something.

You can't grow strong without resistance.

If the road is easy, you're likely going the wrong way.

Hardships make or break people.

Life means progress, and progress means suffering.

Everything's been a struggle for me.

You wouldn't wish hardship on anyone, but when it comes, you would be crazy not to see the huge growth that will come from it.

Adversity is simply part of earth life. From it we can grow and progress if we choose to. Yes, some trials come because of our own disobedience, but many trials are simply part of life.

The work of many of the greatest men, inspired by duty, has been done amidst suffering and trial and difficulty. They have struggled against the tide, and reached the shore exhausted.

I'm still swimming.

Difficulties should act as a tonic. They should spur us to greater exertion.

These years of the Ecole Normale were an ordeal. Nothing was handed to me on the first try.