Charles R. Swindoll Quotes

Tough times never last, but tough people do.

Hard times may have held you down, but they will not last forever. When all is said and done, you will be increased.

Hope means hoping when things are hopeless, or it is no virtue at all... As long as matters are really hopeful, hope is mere flattery or platitude; it is only when everything is hopeless that hope begins to be a strength.

Tough times don't last, tough people do, remember?

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.

Be patient, my soul: thou hath suffered worse than this.

The secret is not to give up hope. It's very hard not to because if you're really doing something worthwhile I think you will be pushed to the brink of hopelessness before you come through the other side.

And if you don't believe the sun will rise, stand alone and greet the coming night in the last remaining light.

Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith.

We really feel happier when things look bleak. Hope is endurance. Hope is holding on and going on and trusting in the Lord.

I've had to learn to fight all my life - got to learn to keep smiling. If you smile things will work out.

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.

Never lose hope under adverse situations.

Tough times don't last. Tough people do. I preach that, and I guess you have to live to it.

Courage and comfort, all shall yet go well

To me, faith is being thankful when things in life are going well and also being thankful when they are not. Its often through our most difficult times when faith lifts us up and gives us the courage and the strength to work even harder to accomplish a new goal or do something we never thought we could.

Even on the darkest night, my friend, life will have its way.

I like to keep my issues drawn, it's always darkest before the dawn.

Although the threads of my life have often seemed knotted, I know, by faith, that on the other side of the embroidery there is a crown.

Faith is facing reality without being discouraged by it.

As individuals, we know that suffering is temporary, and hope is eternal.

I’d always enjoyed life, and I knew I would again. But I was going to have to slog through a lot of bad patches to get there

If you can make it through the night, there's a brighter day.

I know it seems hard sometimes but remember one thing. Through every dark night, there's a bright day after that. So no matter how hard it get, stick your chest out, keep ya head up.... and handle it.