Martin Farquhar Tupper Quotes

Every calamity is to be overcome by endurance.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

The way that I've been raised and the things I've had to do has given me grit that is unmatchable unless you were beside me.

Life asks not merely what you can do; it asks how much can you endure and not be spoiled.

So we need people who will remain steadfast in any hardship and who have a high degree of resistance.

Tough times don't last, but tough people do. And I've been through some tough times, and I know a lot of people can recall tough times, and maybe are going through some tough times right now, but they don't last.

I just think that there are those people that their resolve is strengthened by what it is that's keeping them down, and there are some people that will buckle under it. You never know which one is which until you get into the eighth or ninth round of the fight.

Come what may, all bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance.

They've pushed me down a big ravine, but I'll get back up to the top.

When the going gets tough, let the tough get going.

I've always been a fighter and I've always fought through things my whole life.

Life is designed to knock you down. It will knock you down time and time again, but it doesn't matter how many times you fall - it matters how many times you get back up.

You can't cry when things get a little bit hard. You've just got to push through and know that there's a reason and end to the means.

That is always what I've had to do in life: to show I am capable of surviving.

People like to associate you with hard times and I pride myself on coming through them more than experiencing them.

You've got to be able to hang in there in some uncomfortable pockets and uncomfortable situations, where you're going to take a hit and deliver the football.

I don't pull out of fights. I fight through injuries. I don't care what the circumstances are.

Persevering is a fight. That's what a fight is. You face something, you persevere through it, you meet it head on.

You have to learn how to fight through when it sucks and it's really hard.

Any injury I have had, I have come back stronger.

Life kicks you hard but you have to be a man to come back.

My character is 'Get up and keep fighting,' unless I've been nailed to the ground.

I have been fascinated with survival and having to go on no matter what. That always appealed to me.

I've come over so many obstacles over the years, so now when things get chucked at me, I know that I can get through to the other side with the mindset that I've got.

Every game is mentally and physically tough but we get through it and it makes you stronger.