W Quotes
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“When life is hard, you have to change.”
“When life is kicking others in the teeth, Become a dentist.”
“When life is lived in awareness
Death cannot take you unaware
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“When life is not coming up roses
Look to the weeds
and find the beauty hidden within them.”
“When life is real, it's not going to be smooth.”
“When life is rosy, we may slide by with knowing about Jesus, with imitating him and quoting him and speaking of him. But only in suffering will we know Jesus.”
“When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.”
“When life is so harsh that a man loses all hope in himself, then he raises his eyes to a shining rock, worshipping it, just to find hope again, rather than looking to his own acts for hope and salvation. Yes, atheism IS a redemptive belief. It is theism that denies man's own redemptive nature.”
“When life is suddenly more serious more of the time, there is also more need for it to be fun at least some of the time. That's why my family will be at a college football game this weekend. We need it. And deserve it, too. Not like a New York fireman deserves it. Or a medic at the Pentagon. But enough.”
“When life is sweet, be thankful and rejoice.
When life is bitter, be strong and persevere.
When life is confusing, be calm and inquire.
When life is perplexing, be humble and learn.
When life is unfair, be firm and endure.
When life is turbulent, be optimistic and adapt.
When life is difficult, be determined and focus.
When life is prosperous, be wise and generous.
When life is good, be grateful and merry.
When life is exciting, be cautious and thankful.
When life is monotonous, be content and cheerful.
When life is life, be prudent and enjoy.”
“When life is sweet, say thank you and celebrate. And when life is bitter, say thank you and grow.”
Source: Bittersweet: Thoughts on Change, Grace, and Learning the Hard Way
“When life is this dull, you have to invent purpose. Collecting torn-up newspaper gives you a hobby, provides an anchoring intimacy with your surroundings, keeps the streets clean. Or so you think. Then one day you wake up and realise that it was all a con: what you had thought was an escape from madness was in fact the arrival.”
Source: Stuart: A Life Backwards
“When life is too easy for us, we must beware or we may not be ready to meet the blows which sooner or later come to everyone, rich or poor.”
Source: Eleanor Roosevelt's My Day: Her Acclaimed Columns, 1936-1945
“When life is too much, roll with it, baby.”
“When life is unhappy it is hard to endure, when it is happy it is terrible to think of it ending. Both amount to the same thing in the end.”
“When life is victorious, there is birth; when it is thwarted, there is death. A warrior is always engaged in a life-and-death struggle for Peace.”
Source: The Art of Peace
“When life is woe, and hope is dumb, the World says, "Go!" The Grave says, "Come!”
“When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies?”
“When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies? Perhaps to be too practical may be madness. To surrender dreams, this may be madness ...Maddest of all is to see life as it is and not as it should be.”
“When life kicks me, I kick it back.”
“When life kicks you in the teeth and knocks you down to the ground. Are you able to stand up and keep fighting?! That’s what it’s all about.”
“When life kicks you, let it kick you forward.”
“When Life knocks at the door no one can wait,
When Death makes his arrest we have to go.”
Source: Poems by John Masefield
“When life knocks the wind out of you, take a breath—not to 'get it all together'—but to remember who holds you.”
Source: Take a Breath with Him Companion Guidebook - Experiencing God When You're Getting Back On Your Feet
“When life knocks us down, God CAN put us back together again. He can meet us in our brokenness and restore us to something even more glorious than we were before we were shattered.”
Source: Teen Devotionals...for Girls! Volume 2
“When life knocks you down: crying ‘why me’ usually only makes the pain harder to bear; trusting that pain usually leaves a seed of destiny is the most reliable path to a glorious bounce back.”
“When life knocks you down you have two choices- stay down or get up.”
“When life knocks you down, try to land on your back. Because if you can look up, you can get up. Let your reason get you back up.”
“When life knocks you down, you can choose to get back up.”
“When life knocks you to your knees, and it will, why, get up! If it knocks you to your knees again, as it will, well, isn't that the best position from which to pray?”
“When life knocks your down, don't stay on the ground. Rise up with the strength of your spirit and the resilience of your soul, and show the world that you are a fighter who refuses to be defeated.”
“When life leaves us blind, love keeps us kind.”
“When life makes it impossible for a man to pursue his dreams, he will connive to pursue them anyway.”
Source: A Gentleman in Moscow
“When life makes us face difficult situations-such as a personal loss-we have to understand that eternity is taking one more step.”
“When life makes you sad;
And it's the worst you've ever had.
Remember - life also gives its best lessons,
When your time is terribly bad.”
“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”
“When life or love gets dull, adjust your sensuality.”
“When life, or rather reality, flashes a red light at you – and you don't have the power to change that reality – stop!”
“When life places stones in your path, be the water. A persistent drop of water will wear away even the hardest stone.”
“When life plays a joyful song, anyone can dance, but it takes true courage to keep dancing when misfortune plays the tune.”
“When life pushes you to the edge, you have to options: fear the fall, or enjoy the view.”
“When Life Puts You in Tough Situations, Don't Say 'Why Me', Say 'Try Me'”
“When life puts you through a tumbler, it's your choice whether you come out polished or crushed.”
“When life’s challenges seem overwhelming, it is time to go hiking. Lace up your boots and focus on flourishing. Let the mountains remind you that you are a child of destiny.”
Source: Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World
“When life's got you down, keep your head up... you can't see the ground anyway”
“When life’s journey is wearisome, put on hope’s shoes.”
“When life's not so kind, maintain peace in your mind.”
“When life’s problems seem bigger and tougher than you
Your attitude will determine if you will get through”
“When life seems comparable to a broken tea cup, you must realize there is nothing more than a single chip in the porcelain.”
Source: Fire & Ice: The Kindred Woods
“When life seems hard, the courageous do not lie down and accept defeat; instead, they are all the more determined to struggle for a better future.”