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Albert CamusThe most important thing you do everyday you live is deciding not to kill yourself.

—  Albert Camus, 1913-1960, French writer, Nobel 1957

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Theodoros KolokotronisOur race was crucified many times, but, here we are, still alive.

—  Theodoros Kolokotronis, 1770-1843, Hero of the Greek Revolution

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Friedrich NietzscheHe who has a “why” to live for can bear almost any “how”.

—  Friedrich Nietzsche, 1844-1900, German philosopher

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Winston ChurchillIf you’re going through hell, keep going.

—  Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Prime Minister, Nobel 1953

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Bob MarleyYou never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.

—  Bob Marley, 1945-1981, Jamaican singer

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Ferdinand FochMy center is giving way, my right is retreating, situation excellent, I am attacking.

—  Ferdinand Foch, 1851-1929, French field marshal

     (message to Marshal Joseph Joffre during the 1st Battle of the Marne, Sep 1914)

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VoltaireLife is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.

—  Voltaire, 1694-1778, French philosopher & writer

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Victor FranklTo live is to suffer; to survive is to find meaning in suffering.

—  Victor Frankl, 1905-1997, Austrian neurologist

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Friedrich NietzscheWhat does not kill me, makes me stronger.

—  Friedrich Nietzsche, 1844-1900, German philosopher

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NapoleonIt requires more courage to suffer than to die.

—  Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor

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Charles DickensSuffering has been stronger than all other teaching, and has taught me to understand what your heart used to be. I have been bent and broken, but –I hope– into a better shape.

—  Charles Dickens, 1812-1870, British writer

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Mahatma GandhiNobody can hurt me without my permission.

—  Mahatma Gandhi, 1869-1948, Indian leader of independence

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Albert CamusIn the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.

—  Albert Camus, 1913-1960, French writer, Nobel 1957

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Alfred CapusYou have to know how to endure injustices until you are in position to commit them yourself.

—  Alfred Capus, 1858-1922, French writer

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Harry TrumanIf you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

—  Harry Truman, 1884-1972, American President [1945-1953]

     (perhaps the phrase was coined by one of Truman's advisors)

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Joseph CampbellWhatever the hell happens, say, “This is what I need.”

—  Joseph Campbell, 1904-1987, American academic

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Pierre Claude BoisteThe strong usually suffer without complaining, while the weak complain without suffering.

—  Pierre Claude Boiste, 1765-1824, French lexicographer

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Jerry SeinfeldThe advice I would give the younger me—or any young person—would be “Keep your head up in failure and your head down in success.”

—  Jerry Seinfeld, 1954-, American comedian

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Rainer Maria RilkeWho is talking about winning? What matters is to endure.

—  Rainer Maria Rilke, 1875-1926, Czech-German poet

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William Hazlitt The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure much.

—  William Hazlitt , 1778-1830, English essayist & critic

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Vince LombardiIt’s easy to have faith in yourself and have discipline when you’re a winner, when you’re number one. What you got to have is faith and discipline when you’re not a winner.

—  Vince Lombardi, 1913-1970, American football coach

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VauvenarguesThose who can bear all can dare all.

—  Vauvenargues, 1715-1747, French author of maxims

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Robert Louis StevensonOur business in this world is not to succeed, but to continue to fail, in good spirits.

—  Robert Louis Stevenson, 1850-1894, Scottish writer

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Jorge Luis BorgesNothing is built on stone. All is built on sand, but we must build as if the sand were stone.

—  Jorge Luis Borges, 1899-1986, Argentine writer

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Edgar Allan PoeEven in the grave, all is not lost.

—  Edgar Allan Poe, 1809-1849, American writer

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Antonio PorchiaYou are sad because they abandon you and you have not fallen.

—  Antonio Porchia, 1885-1968, Italian-Argentinian poet

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ConfuciusOur greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

—  Confucius, 551-479 BC, Chinese teacher & philosopher

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Zig ZiglarIt's not how far you fall, but how high you bounce.

—  Zig Ziglar, 1926-2012, American self-help writer

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Rudyard KiplingIf you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same.

—  Rudyard Kipling, 1865-1936, English writer, Nobel 1907

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Bernard BaruchThe art of living lies less in eliminating our troubles than in growing with them.

—  Bernard Baruch, 1870-1965, American businessman & statesman

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NapoleonThe most desirable quality in a soldier is constancy in the support of fatigue; valor is only secondary.

—  Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor

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Vince LombardiIt’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.

—  Vince Lombardi, 1913-1970, American football coach

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Mignon McLaughlinEven cowards can endure hardship; only the brave can endure suspense.

—  Mignon McLaughlin, 1913-1983, American magazine editor

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Samuel JohnsonHuman life is everywhere a state in which much is to be endured and little to be enjoyed.

—  Samuel Johnson, 1709-1784, English writer

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Elbert HubbardWhen life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

—  Elbert Hubbard, 1856-1915, American writer

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RumiIn the blackest of your moments, wait with no fear.

—  Rumi, 1207-1273, Persian mystic & poet

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Frank SinatraTake a deep breath, pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again.

—  Frank Sinatra, 1915-1998, American singer

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José SaramagoA tree weeps when cut down, a dog howls when beaten, but a man matures when offended.

—  José Saramago, 1922-2010, Portuguese writer [Nobel 1998]

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Andy WarholI never fall apart, because I never fall together.

—  Andy Warhol, 1928-1987, American artist

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Samuel JohnsonTo strive with difficulties, and to conquer them, is the highest human felicity.

—  Samuel Johnson, 1709-1784, English writer

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Chuck YeagerThe secret of my success is that I always managed to live to fly another day.

—  Chuck Yeager, 1923-2020, American pioneer pilot

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Frida KahloAt the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can.

—  Frida Kahlo, 1907-1954, Mexican painter

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Charles BukowskiWhat matters most is how well you walk through the fire.

—  Charles Bukowski, 1920-1994, American writer

Thomas CarlyleEndurance is patience concentrated.

—  Thomas Carlyle, 1795-1881, English writer

Charles DickensThe broken heart. You think you will die, but you just keep living, day after day after terrible day.

—  Charles Dickens, 1812-1870, British writer

Bill VaughanSize isn't everything. The whale is endangered, while the ant continues to do just fine.

—  Bill Vaughan, 1915-1977, American journalist

Nikos KazantzakisGreece still survives, I think it survives through successive miracles.

—  Nikos Kazantzakis, 1883-1957, Greek writer

Nikos KazantzakisStone, iron, steel will not endure. Man endures.

—  Nikos Kazantzakis, 1883-1957, Greek writer

Joseph JoubertFriendship is a plant that must resist droughts.

—  Joseph Joubert, 1754-1824, French author of maxims

Victor FranklIn the Nazi concentration camps the most able to survive were the prisoners who had a job to do after their release.

—  Victor Frankl, 1905-1997, Austrian neurologist

Honoré de BalzacGreat minds always tend to see virtue in misfortune.

—  Honoré de Balzac, 1799-1850, French writer

Bertolt BrechtIn the dark times, will there also be singing? Yes, there will also be singing. About the dark times.

—  Bertolt Brecht, 1898-1956, German writer

André MalrauxThe most important thing in life is to see to it that you are never beaten.

—  André Malraux, 1901-1976, French writer & statesman

ChanakyaAlthough tired, he continues to carry his burden; he is unmindful of cold and heat; and he is always contented; these three things should be learned from the donkey.

—  Chanakya, 370-280 π.X., Indian teacher & philosopher

Joseph CampbellOpportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging.

—  Joseph Campbell, 1904-1987, American academic

D. H. LawrenceWe've got to live, no matter how many skies have fallen.

—  D. H. Lawrence, 1885-1930, British writer

Hermann HesseOh, love isn’t there to make us happy. I believe it exists to show us how much we can endure.

—  Hermann Hesse, 1877-1962, German writer, Nobel 1946

Hermann HesseThat is the way leaves fall around a tree in autumn, a tree unaware of the rain running down its sides, of the sun or the frost, and of life gradually retreating inward. The tree does not die. It waits.

—  Hermann Hesse, 1877-1962, German writer, Nobel 1946

Henry KissingerA diamond is a chunk of coal that did well under pressure.

—  Henry Kissinger, 1923-2023, American politician

Alexandre DumasWomen are never so strong as after a defeat.

—  Alexandre Dumas, 1802-1870, French writer

Søren KierkegaardThe more a person limits himself, the more resourceful he becomes.

—  Søren Kierkegaard, 1813-1855, Danish philosopher

Søren KierkegaardTo be a woman is something so strange, so confusing and so complicated that only a woman could put up with it.

—  Søren Kierkegaard, 1813-1855, Danish philosopher

Marty RubinIt's not the wound that teaches, but the healing.

—  Marty Rubin, 1930-1994, Canadian gay activist, author & journalist

Marty RubinThe deep roots never doubt spring will come.

—  Marty Rubin, 1930-1994, Canadian gay activist, author & journalist

Marty RubinMorning will come, it has no choice.

—  Marty Rubin, 1930-1994, Canadian gay activist, author & journalist

Marty RubinThe receding wave does not despair; it knows it will rise again.

—  Marty Rubin, 1930-1994, Canadian gay activist, author & journalist

Saul BellowA man should be able to hear, and to bear, the worst that could be said of him.

—  Saul Bellow, 1914-2005, Canadian-American writer, Nobel 1976

Saul BellowI’ve discovered that rejections are not altogether a bad thing. They teach a writer to rely on his own judgment and to say in his heart of hearts, “To hell with you.”

—  Saul Bellow, 1914-2005, Canadian-American writer, Nobel 1976

Frank HerbertSurvival is the ability to swim in strange water.

—  Frank Herbert, 1920-1986, American sci-fi writer

Nicolas ChamfortA man should swallow a toad every morning to be sure of not meeting with anything more revolting in the day ahead.

—  Nicolas Chamfort, 1740-1794, French writer

Nicolas ChamfortIn order not to find life unbearable, you must accept two things: the ravages of time and the injustices of man.

—  Nicolas Chamfort, 1740-1794, French writer

Nicolas Chamfort If it’s your job to eat a frog, it’s best to do it first thing in the morning. And if it’s your job to eat two frogs, it’s best to eat the biggest one first.

—  Nicolas Chamfort, 1740-1794, French writer

Helen KellerNever bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.

—  Helen Keller, 1880-1968, American writer

Charles BukowskiWe are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us.

—  Charles Bukowski, 1920-1994, American writer

Charles DickensThere is prodigious strength in sorrow and despair.

—  Charles Dickens, 1812-1870, British writer

Latin Quotes

OvidBe patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.

Perfer et obdura, dolor hic tibi proderit olim.

—  Ovid, 43 BC-17 AD, Roman poet

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VirgilYield not to misfortunes.

Ne cede malis.

—  Virgil, 70-19 BC, Roman poet

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TerentiusI am human: Nothing human is alien to me.

Homo sum: humani nihil a me alienum puto.

—  Terentius, c. 185-159 BC, Roman comic playwright

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Quotes in Verse

Dinos ChristianopoulosThey tried to bury me but they didn't know I was a seed.

—  Dinos Christianopoulos, 1931-2020, Greek poet

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Antonio MachadoI thought my fire was out, and stirred the ashes….
I burnt my fingers.

—  Antonio Machado, 1875-1939, Spanish poet & playwright

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Rainer Maria RilkeLet everything happen to you
Beauty and terror
Just keep going
No feeling is final.

—  Rainer Maria Rilke, 1875-1926, Czech-German poet

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Ancient Greek

Marcus AureliusThe art of life is more like the wrestler's art than the dancer's, in respect of this, that it should stand ready and firm to meet onsets which are sudden and unexpected.

Η βιωτική τῃ παλαιστικᾑ ομοιοτέρα ήπερ τῃ ορχηστικᾑ κατά το προς τα εμπίπτοντα και ού προεγνωσμένα έτοιμος και απτώς εστάναι.

—  Marcus Aurelius, 121-180 AD, Roman Emperor ‐ Meditations VII, 61

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Periander of CorinthLearn to bear bravely the changes of fortune.

Τας μεταβολάς της τύχης γενναίως επίστασο φέρειν.

—  Periander of Corinth, 668-584 BC, tyrant of Corinth

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IsokratesWe should be patient in the present situation and have courage for the future.

Δει καρτερείν επί τοις παρούσι και θαρρείν περί των μελλόντων.

—  Isokrates, 436-338 BC, Ancient Greek rhetorician

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EpicurusGod is not to be feared, death is not to be expected and what is good is easy to get and what is terrible is easy to endure.

Άφοβον ο θεός, ανύποπτον ο θάνατος και το αγαθόν μεν εύκτητον, το δε δεινόν ευκαρτέρητον.

—  Epicurus, 341-270 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher

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Thales of MiletusHow might one bear misfortune? To see your enemy doing even worse.

Πώς αν τις ατυχίαν ράστα φέροι;
Eι τους εχθροὺς χείρον πράσσοντας βλέποι.

—  Thales of Miletus, 643-548 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher

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Marcus AureliusNothing happens to anybody which he is not fitted by nature to bear.

Ουδέν ουδενί συμβαίνει, ό ού πέφυκε φέρειν.

—  Marcus Aurelius, 121-180 AD, Roman Emperor ‐ Meditations V, 18

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Bias of PrieneIt is misfortune not to be able to bear misfortune.

Ατυχή είναι τον ατυχίαν μη φέροντα.

—  Bias of Priene, 625-540 BC, one of the 7 sages of Ancient Greece

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DemocritusEfforts performed willingly give patience to endure what happens unwillingly.

Οι εκούσιοι πόνοι την των ακουσίων υπομονήν ελαφροτέραν παρασκευάζουσι.

—  Democritus, 470-370 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher

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EuripidesWe have to endure what the gods send.

Δει φέρειν τα των θεών.

—  Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Phoenissae

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EpictetusTo the rational being only the irrational is unendurable, but the rational is endurable.

Τω λογικώ ζώω μόνον αφόρητόν εστι το άλογον. Το δ’ εύλογον φορητόν.

—  Epictetus, 50-120 AD, Ancient Greek Stoic philosopher

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Proverbs

Japanese proverbTo stumble seven times but recovering eight.

—  Japanese proverb

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Yiddish proverbPray that you may never have to endure all that you can learn to bear.

—  Yiddish proverb

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