69 phrases about struggle and effort

Several aphorisms and reflections on the effort and the ability to give everything for a goal.

The phrases of struggle are a motivational tool to remind ourselves that striving to achieve goals allows us to take obstacles not as problems, but as signs of progress.

Life itself is full of challenges, from birth to death, but even in moments of weakness and frailty, within our means, we can do much to improve our situation.

The most famous phrases about the struggle

Below you will find a selection of quotes about struggle written or spoken by important historical figures such as Aristotle, Mark Twain or Maya Angelou.

1. Loving someone deeply gives you courage (Lao Tzu)

Life is about loving and being loved, and that is what gives us the strength to go on.

We are all made of flesh and a miraculous fiber called courage (Mignon McLaughlin).

Excellent way of expressing what willpower can mean.

3. Happy are those who dare with courage to defend what they love (Ovid).

It is not enough to preach what we love, we must defend it.

4. Courage is not the absence of fear, but the judgment that something else is more important than fear (Ambrose Redmoon).

Curious assertion about the meaning of struggle and courage.

5. It takes a great deal of courage to stand up against our enemies, but much more to stand up against our friends (J. K. Rowling).

It is more difficult to fight the adversary from home.

6. It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit (J.R.R. Tolkien).

One would expect nothing less from the writer of Lord of the Rings.

7. Few are those who have courage enough to acknowledge their failures, or resolution enough to repair them (Benjamin Franklin).

Good reflection of one of the fathers of the United States of America.

8. The greatest test of courage on earth is to overcome defeat without losing Heart (Robert Green Ingersoll).

Strength is expressed by getting up again and again.

9. Courage is to be scared to death and to stand up anyway (John Wayne)

The famous American Western actor left us this interesting aphorism.

10. Courage is doing what you are afraid to do (Eddie Rickenbacker)

Powerful phrase to describe what the concept of struggle meant to Rickenbacker.

11. If you could muster the courage to start, you will have the courage to succeed (David Viscott)

Things that start well, end well.

12. You will never do anything in this world without courage (Aristotle).

Quite a statement of intent by the Greek philosopher.

13. A man with outer courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live (Lao Tzu)

The power of strength is a quality of always going forward.

14. What would life be if we did not have the courage to achieve anything? (Vincent Van Gogh)

The Dutch artist did not only know how to paint pictures.

15. Courage is the most important of virtues, because without courage you cannot practice any other virtue consistently (Maya Angelou).

This phrase should serve as an example for any philosophy of life.

16. All your dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them.

This is how the most famous cartoon author on the planet achieved success.

17. Life contracts or expands in proportion to one's courage (Anais Nin).

According to the American writer, the struggle will determine the path of our life.

18. He who is not courageous enough to take risks will not achieve anything in life (Muhammad Ali)

We all remember the motivational phrases associated with this elite athlete.

19. The brave man is not the one who does not feel fear, but the one who conquers it (Nelson Mandela).

This phrase about the struggle kept Nelson Mandela alive while he was imprisoned.

20. It takes courage to grow up to be who you really are (E.E. Cummings)

Sometimes we don't accept ourselves as we want to be and that causes fear.

21. Courage is the resistance to fear, the control of fear, not the absence of fear (Mark Twain).

One can be afraid and courageous at the same time.It is a matter of putting one before the other.

22. Success is not the end, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts (Winston Churchill).

Being one of the main actors of World War II, this politician dedicated himself, among other things, to raising the morale of England.

23. Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is what it takes to sit down and listen (Winston Churchill).

The English politician will always be remembered for his countless phrases about fighting.

24. Courage is finding out that you may not win, and trying when you know you may lose (Tom Krause)

An original way of describing what it means to be strong.

25. Courage is the greatest of all virtues because, otherwise, one has no assurance of preserving any other (Samuel Johnson).

Without courage we lack all other personal virtues.

26. It takes more courage to suffer than to die (Napoleon Bonaparte).

Powerful phrase from one of the world's most important emperors.

27. A man of courage is a majority (Thomas Jefferson)

This powerful phrase was stated in the United States Congress by one of its founders.

28. Have courage to live. Anyone can die (Robert Cody)

One more phrase that the important thing to survive is to keep fighting.

29. Most of us have more courage than we ever dreamed we possessed (Dale Carnegie).

This phrase reflects an often forgotten truism.

30. Courage is fear sustained one minute longer (General George S. Patton)

For Patton, fighting is linked to fear.

31. Courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day that says "tomorrow I will try again" (Mary Anne Radmacher).

This phrase about struggle reminds us that every day we must strive to achieve our goals.

32. Courage is not having the strength to go on, it is going on when you have no strength (Napoleon Bonaparte).

Another genius of this French strategist.

33. Courage is grace under pressure (Ernest Hemingway)

It is in the worst moments that one has to know how to resist.

34. All happiness depends on courage and hard work (Honoré de Balzac)

Without courage we cannot be happy.

If you want to conquer fear, don't sit at home and think about it (Dale Carnegie).

Constant doubt paralyzes the struggle.

36. The best protection that any woman can have is courage (Elizabeth Cady Stanton).

One of the most influential feminists reflecting on the problems caused by gender inequality.

37. Those who lack courage will find a philosophy to justify it (Albert Camus)

Many people justify their cowardice to the limits of reason.

38. The brave may not live forever, but the cautious don't live at all (Ashley L)

This phrase of strength sums up the essence of triumph in life.

39. Courage is being afraid but going ahead anyway (Dan Rather)

It re-emphasizes that fear and courage are not incompatible.

40. There is no such thing as courage, only degrees of fear (John Wainwright)

This English novelist questioned concepts that many accept without further ado.

41. A ship is safe in port, but that is not what ships are for (William G.T. Shedd).

A good metaphor to define what courage is.

42. Never say never, because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion (Michael Jordan)

"Air" Jordan marked a before and after in the world of sports, thanks in part to phrases like this one.

43. The most important thing, after discipline and creativity, is to dare to dare (Maya Angelou).

It is necessary to fight even for that which seems impossible.

44. You were given this life, because you are strong enough to live it (Robin Sharma)

One of the greatest "influencers" in personal leadership pronounced this phrase in one of his talks.

45. Extraordinary people survive under the most terrible circumstances (Robertson Davies)

Strength is always drawn from hardship.

46. Courage is the price that life demands that you pay to offer you peace (Amelia Earhart).

This aviation pioneer flew solo across the Atlantic.

47. The only thing to fear is fear itself (Franklin D. Roosevelt)

The late U.S. president was a key player in World War II.

48. It is curious that physical courage is so common in the world and moral courage so rare (Mark Twain).

The famous humorist and novelist also had a firm belief in psychic strength.

49. Optimism is the basis of courage (Nicholas Murray Butler)

One should always fight with a constructive attitude.

50. Courage is a peculiar kind of fear (Charles Kennedy)

One more author who relates such opposite feelings.

51. We must build dams of courage to stem the flow of fear (Martin Luther King).

If anyone demonstrated the meaning of strength, it was Martin Luther King.

52. Some of your greatest pains become your greatest strengths (Drew Barrymore)

The famous American actress said this phrase in one of her film premieres.

53. Perfect courage means to do without witnesses what we would be able to do with the world watching (Duke François)

Strength must be inward, not to boast.

54. Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the coast (André Gide).

A reflection on the need to leave one's comfort zone..

55. We do not do things because they are difficult; they are difficult because we do not dare (Seneca).

Fear blocks our possibilities of self-realization.

56. The cave you fear to enter contains the treasure you desire (Joseph Campbell).

Only with willpower will we achieve what we set out to achieve.

57. A man with courage never wants weapons (Author unknown)

Strength is not only measured physically.

58. Necessity does the work of courage (Nicholas Murray Butler)

Necessity and courage are synonymous.

59. I only count the number of sit-ups when it starts to hurt (Muhammad Ali).

The most famous fighter in history drew strength from moments of weakness.

60. Don't pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a hard life (Bruce Lee).

This phrase marked all those who followed in the footsteps of the Chinese fighter and actor.

61. Courage is a kind of salvation (Plato).

Those who face adversity are more likely to succeed.

62. Fall down seven times, stand up eight (Chinese proverb)

This phrase is known worldwide and used in any area of life.

63. The awareness of death encourages us to live more intensely (Paulo Coelho).

On resilience.

64. If we are growing, we will always be out of our comfort zone (Kareem Abdul Jabbar).

The former Lakers player broke all the possible records thanks to his records like this one.

65. Just because you've failed once doesn't mean you'll fail at everything (Marilyn Monroe)

Marilyn had very clear how to act, never better said, before a new failure.

66. Don't go where the path leads, go where there is no path and leave your mark (Ralph Waldo Emerson)

A phrase of strength very appropriate to discover new emotions.

67. People who move mountains begin by carrying small stones (Chinese proverb).

Strength is forged in small steps.

68. Without struggle there is no progress (Frederick Douglas)

Any kind of demand and personal evolution requires effort.

69. Let us pray to take refuge from dangers, but be bold to face them (Rabindranath Tagore).

The Bengali philosopher encouraged his followers with phrases like this.