#trials

Life itself is simple...it's just not easy. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#happiness #inspirational #life #motivational #simple

Joy is a deeply felt contentment that transcends difficult circumstances and derives maximum enjoyment from every good experience. ↗

— Charles R. Swindoll

#contentment #joy #trials #experience

And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#inspirational #life-lessons #problems #trials #inspirational

The first time is always the hardest ↗

— Sarwat Chadda

#death #kill #trials #death

I'm sure the universe is full of intelligent life. It's just been too intelligent to come here. [IRC discussion at Scifi.com, 1 November 1996] ↗

— Arthur C. Clarke

#humor #intelligent-life #life #science #universe

I suppose sooner or later in the life of everyone comes a moment of trial. We all of us have our particular devil who rides us and torments us, and we must give battle in the end. ↗

— Daphne du Maurier

#growth #life #trials #life

Next time I'll pat you on the freaking back for stating the obvious. ↗

— James Dashner

#death

Too bad we don't have a flashlight." "Thanks for stating the obvious, Mr. Thomas," Minho replied. ↗

— James Dashner

#scorch-trials #trials

Anxiously you ask, 'Is there a way to safety? Can someone guide me? Is there an escape from threatened destruction?' The answer is a resounding yes! I counsel you: Look to the lighthouse of the Lord. There is no fog so dense, no night so dark, no gale so strong, no mariner so lost but what its beacon light can rescue. It beckons through the storms of life. It calls, 'This way to safety; this way to home. ↗

— Thomas S. Monson

#inspirational #light #lighthouse #religious #rescue

In my ninety-plus years, I have learned a secret. I have learned that when good men and good women face challenges with optimism, things will always work out! Truly, things always work out! Despite how difficult circumstances may look at the moment, those who have faith and move forward with a happy spirit will find that things always work out. ↗

— Gordon B. Hinckley

#happiness #optimism #trials #faith