Resilience
The ability to recover and keep going
Measured by Obstacles
Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome....
Learning to Sail
I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship....
Small Leaks
Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship....
Circumstances Reveal
Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him to himself....
Some Rain Must Fall
Into each life some rain must fall....
Uses of Adversity
Sweet are the uses of adversity....
Plough Deep
Plough deep while sluggards sleep, and you shall have corn to sell and to keep....
Early to Bed
Early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise....
Sloth Like Rust
Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears, while the used key is always bright....
An Ounce of Prevention
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure....
Labor and Wait
Learn to labor and to wait....
The Sun Still Shines
Behind the clouds is the sun still shining....
Footprints on the Sands
Footprints, that perhaps another, sailing o'er life's solemn main, a forlorn and shipwrecked brother, seeing, shall take heart again....
Our Remedies
Our remedies oft in ourselves do lie....
The Readiness Is All
The readiness is all....
Medicine but Hope
The miserable have no other medicine but only hope....
The Robbed That Smiles
The robbed that smiles, steals something from the thief....
A Different Drummer
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer....
Conscious Endeavour
I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavour....
Rise Again
For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again:...
Ruleth His Spirit
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city....
The Diligent Hand
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich....
Before Kings
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men....
Drive Thy Business
Drive thy business, let not that drive thee....
Keep Thy Shop
Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee....
No Gains Without Pains
There are no gains, without pains....
Go to the Ant
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:...
A Little Sleep
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:...
Without Walls
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls....
A Soft Answer
A soft answer turneth away wrath:...
The Diligent Shall Bear Rule
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule:...
A Threefold Cord
A threefold cord is not quickly broken....
Ripeness Is All
Ripeness is all....
A Mingled Yarn
The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together....
The Mills of God
Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small;...
Out of Suffering Comes Song
Out of the shadows of night / The world rolls into light; / It is daybreak everywhere....
One to Lift the World
Character, not circumstances, makes the man....
Rise Late, Trot All Day
He that riseth late must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake his business at night....
A Dear School
Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other....
Little Strokes
Little strokes fell great oaks....
A Prudent Man Foreseeth
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself:...
Hope Deferred
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life....
Tilleth His Land
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread:...
A Season
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:...
Two Are Better Than One
Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour....
Sow Thy Seed
In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand:...
Give Sorrow Words
Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak whispers the o'er-fraught heart and bids it break....
Frittered Away by Detail
Our life is frittered away by detail....
Compensation in Disappointment
If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment....
Master of My Fate
I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul....
My Head Is Unbowed
My head is bloody, but unbowed....
Keep Your Head
If you can keep your head when all about you / Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,...
Triumph and Disaster
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster / And treat those two impostors just the same;...
Force Heart and Nerve
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew / To serve your turn long after they are gone,...
Not to Yield
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield....
Not Too Late
Come, my friends, 'Tis not too late to seek a newer world....
Toil Burnished Bright
I am a part of all that I have met;...
No Struggle, No Progress
If there is no struggle, there is no progress....
The Man in the Arena
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena;...
Dare Mighty Things
Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much....
Worth Doing
Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty....
Place Responsibility
Few things can help an individual more than to place responsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him....
They Also Serve
They also serve who only stand and wait....
Disturbed by Views
Men are disturbed not by things, but by the views which they take of them....
Remove Thy Judgment
If thou art pained by any external thing, it is not this thing that disturbs thee, but thy own judgment about it....
The Obstacle Is Material
The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way....
Wish Them to Happen
Do not seek to have events happen as you wish, but wish them to happen as they do happen, and your life will go smoothly....
Bear and Forbear
Bear and forbear....
No Man Is Free
No man is free who is not master of himself....
The Best Revenge
The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury....
Look Within
Look well into thyself; there is a source of strength which will always spring up if thou wilt always look....
Heaviness in the Heart
Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad....
Slow to Anger
He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding:...
Cast Thy Bread
Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days....
Darkness and Delay
What though the field be lost? All is not lost....
The Mind Its Own Place
The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven....
The Morn Shall Come
Into each life some rain must fall, / Some days must be dark and dreary....
No Crops Without Plowing
Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet deprecate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground....
No Man Can Prosper
No man can prosper unless he has patience....
Blessed Is The Man
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful...
Therefore The Ungodly Shall
Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous...
Hear Me When I
Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer...
Stand In Awe And
Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah...
There Be Many That
There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us...
Lead Me O Lord
Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face...
For Thou Lord Wilt
For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield...
If I Have Rewarded
If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)...
The Lord Shall Judge
The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me...
God Judgeth The Righteous
God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day...
I Will Praise The
I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high...
Out Of The Mouth
Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger...
And He Shall Judge
And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness...
He Lieth In Wait
He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net...
There Were They In
There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous...
But To The Saints
But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight...
The Lines Are Fallen
The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage...
As For Me I
As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness...
I Will Love Thee
I will love thee, O LORD, my strength...
The Lord Is My
The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower...
Yea He Sent Out
Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them...
He Brought Me Forth
He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me...
The Lord Rewarded Me
The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me...
Therefore Hath The Lord
Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight...
For Thou Wilt Light
For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness...
It Is God That
It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect...
For Thou Hast Girded
For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me...
The Fear Of The
The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether...
Let The Words Of
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer...
Send Thee Help From
Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion...
Now Know I That
Now know I that the LORD saveth his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand...
They Are Brought Down
They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright...
The King Shall Joy
The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!...
For Thou Preventest Him
For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head...
He Asked Life Of
He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever...
Be Thou Exalted Lord
Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power...
But Thou Art He
But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother’s breasts...
My Strength Is Dried
My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death...
But Be Not Thou
But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help me...
Surely Goodness And Mercy
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever...
He Shall Receive The
He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation...
Yea Let None That
Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause...
Lead Me In Thy
Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day...
Remember Not The Sins
Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness’ sake, O LORD...
Good And Upright Is
Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way...
Let Integrity And Uprightness
Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee...
The Lord Is My
The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?...
One Thing Have I
One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple...
And Now Shall Mine
And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD...
I Had Fainted Unless
I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living...
Wait On The Lord
Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD...
The Lord Is My
The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him...
The Lord Is Their
The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed...
Give Unto The Lord
Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength...
The Lord Will Give
The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace...
Pull Me Out Of
Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength...
For My Life Is
For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed...
Let The Lying Lips
Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous...
Be Of Good Courage
Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD...
Be Ye Not As
Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee...
Rejoice In The Lord
Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright...
He Loveth Righteousness And
He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD...
The Counsel Of The
The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations...
There Is No King
There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength...
An Horse Is A
An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength...
Behold The Eye Of
Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy...
Our Soul Waiteth For
Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield...
Let Thy Mercy O
Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, according as we hope in thee...
They Looked Unto Him
They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed...
What Man Is He
What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?...
The Eyes Of The
The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry...
The Righteous Cry And
The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles...
Many Are The Afflictions
Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all...
For They Speak Not
For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land...
Judge Me O Lord
Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me...
Let Them Shout For
Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant...
And My Tongue Shall
And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long...
Thy Righteousness Is Like
Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast...
For With Thee Is
For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light...
And He Shall Bring
And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday...
Rest In The Lord
Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass...
For Evildoers Shall Be
For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth...
But The Meek Shall
But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace...
A Little That A
A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked...
For The Arms Of
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous...
The Wicked Borroweth And
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth...
The Steps Of A
The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way...
I Have Been Young
I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread...
The Righteous Shall Inherit
The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever...
Wait On The Lord
Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it...
Mark The Perfect Man
Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace...
But The Salvation Of
But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble...
My Heart Panteth My
My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me...
They Also That Seek
They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long...
They Also That Render
They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is...
I Was Dumb With
I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred...
And Now Lord What
And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee...
O Spare Me That
O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more...
I Waited Patiently For
I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry...
The Lord Will Strengthen
The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness...
Yet The Lord Will
Yet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the day time, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life...
For Thou Art The
For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?...
O Send Out Thy
O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles...
Then Will I Go
Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God...
For They Got Not
For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto t...