“He had an idea that even when beaten he could steal a little victory by laughing at defeat.”
Others on Resilience
Sir Winston Churchill
5 quotes“If you are going through hell, keep going.”
FDR
4 quotes“When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.”
Louisa May Alcott
4 quotes“I'm not afraid of storms for I'm learning how to sail my ship.”
Helen Keller
3 quotes“You will find a joy in overcoming obstacles.”
Maya Angelou
3 quotes“You may shoot me with your words,You may cut me with your eyes,You may kill me with your hatefulness,But still, like air...”
Tennessee Williams
3 quotes“What is the victory of a cat on a hot tin roof?—I wish I knew... Just staying on it, I guess, as long as she can...”
Sherrilyn Kenyon
3 quotes“Sometimes things have to go wrong in order to go right.”
Napoleon
3 quotes“My downfall raises me to infinite heights.”
Napoleon Hill
3 quotes“Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.”
Harriet Beecher Stowe
2 quotes“The longest way must have its close - the gloomiest night will wear on to a morning.”
Markus Zusak
2 quotes“Imagine smiling after a slap in the face. Then think of doing it twenty-four hours a day.”
Drew Barrymore
2 quotes“Life is very interesting... in the end, some of your greatest pains, become your greatest strengths.”