Charles R. Swindoll Quotes

The aged oak upon the steep stands more firm and secure if assailed by angry winds; for if the winter bares its head, the more strongly it strikes its roots into the ground, acquiring strength as it loses beauty.

Storms make oaks take deeper root.

Whoever lives sincerely and encounters much trouble and disappointment without being bowed down is worth more than one who has always sailed before the wind and has only known prosperity.

There are times when you simply have to righteous hang on and outlast the devil.

The person who can dominate during rough times is the person who can dominate, period.

When you are going through hell, keep on going. Never never never give up.

Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

Endurance is the prerogative of woman, enabling the gentlest to suffer what would cause terror to manhood.

Endurance is a much better test of character than any single act of heroism, however noble.

Out of defeat can come the best in human nature. As Christians face storms of adversity, they may rise with more beauty. They are like trees that grow on mountain ridges -- battered by winds, yet trees in which we find the strongest wood.

I've gone through many, many things. I tell you something, that if it doesn't kill you, you get stronger.

Endurance is nobler than strength, and patience than beauty.

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

The pine stays green in winter... wisdom in hardship.

Prolonged endurance tames the bold.

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

To be honest...here is a task for all that a man has of fortitude...

Patience is not passive; on the contrary, it is active; it is concentrated strength.

Real courage is holding on to a still voice in your head that says, 'I must keep going.' It's that voice that says nothing is a failure if it is not final. That voice that says to you, 'Get out of bed. Keep going. I will not quit.'

It’s not going to be easy to proceed. There are going to be barriers, difficulties, hardships, failures - it’s inevitable. But unless the spirit of the last year, here and elsewhere in the country and around the globe, unless that continues to grow and becomes a major force in the social and political world, the chances for a decent future are not very high.

When you pass through the fire, you pass through humble.

Hope doesn't require a massive chain where heavy links of logic hold it together. A thin wire will do...just strong enough to get us through the night until the winds die down.

No tree becomes rooted and sturdy unless many a wind assails it. For by its very tossing it tightens its grip and plants its roots more securely; the fragile trees are those that have grown in a sunny valley.

Why doesn't constant trampling defeat the dandelion? The key to its strength is its long and sturdy root, which extends deep into the earth. The same priciple applies to people. The true victors in life are those who, enduring repeated challenges and setbacks, have sent the roots of their being to such a depth that nothing can shake them.