40+ Deep Quotes To Give You Strength During Dark Times

We’ve all been lost and confused at one point or another in our lifetime. For times like these, we’ve hand-picked quotes to give you strength and lift your spirits.

For those times when you feel down in the dumps, rock bottom, pit of misery. I send my prayers to you, if you’re going through a difficult phase; I hope and pray that you will make it through your hard times and look back at this time in the future and be proud of yourself for pulling through. You’ll get there.

Words have the power to lift your spirits. This American English Proverb by Knute Rockne never fails to make my day:

“When the going gets tough the tough get going”

– Knute Rockne

Just like this quote, we’ve collected a few quotes to lift your spirits, inspire you in your dark times and help you build resilience.

Related: 8 Ways To Cultivate Resilience In Yourself During Tough Times.

40+ Inspirational Quotes To Give You Strength During Dark Times

1. “Time has a wonderful way of showing us what really matters.” – Margaret Peters

30+ Quotes To Give You Strength During Dark Times

2.“Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh since there is less cleaning up to do afterward.”Kurt Vonnegut

3. During your transformation, you might feel like everything is falling apart, but in reality, everything is coming together for your highest good. You’re being pushed to evolve and get out of your comfort zone so you can live and experience your true greatness.
Welcome, change. – Unknown

quotes to give you strength

4.“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming ‘Wow! What a Ride!’” Hunter S. Thompson

5. “If something is important enough, even if the odds are stacked against you, you should still do it.” – Elon Musk

something is important enough

6.“You’re only given a little spark of madness. You mustn’t lose it.”Robin Williams

7.“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.”Ralph Waldo Emerson

8. Be the person who still tries. After failure, after frustration, after disappointment, after exhaustion, after heartache, be the person who musters up the courage to believe that a new attempt can manifest a new outcome. Be the person who still tries.– Michell C Clark

9.“Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.”JK Rowling

10. “Where you are, is not who you are.” – Circumstances

Where you are is not who you are

11.“Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask yourself if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.” Deepak Chopra

12.“If you’re going through hell, keep going.” Winston Churchill

13.“Improvement makes straight roads, but the crooked roads without Improvement, are roads of Genius.”William Blake

14.“The reality is we often become our kindest, most ethical selves only by seeing what it feels like to be a selfish jackass first.” Cheryl Strayed

15. “He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.” – Confucius

conquers himself

16.“Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.”Mahatma Gandhi

17.“The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong in the broken places.”Ernest Hemingway

18. Be thankful for closed doors, detours, and roadblocks. They protect you from paths and places not meant for you.– Unknown

quotes to give you strength

19.“Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.” Oscar Wilde

20. “What if… everything you are going through is preparing you for what you asked for?” – Barry Nicolaou

you are going through

21. “I have always lived violently, drunk hugely, eaten too much or not at all, slept around the clock or missed two nights of sleeping, worked too hard and too long in glory, or slobbed for a time in utter laziness. I’ve lifted, pulled, chopped, climbed, made love with joy and taken my hangovers as a consequence, not as a punishment.” John Steinbeck

22. “Some people never go crazy, What truly horrible lives they must lead.” Charles Bukowski

23. You glow differently when your confidence is fuelled by a belief in yourself, instead of validation from others.– Unknown

quotes to give you strength

24. “Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.”F. Scott Fitzgerald

25. “You’re not behind in life. There’s no timetable that we all must follow. It’s made up. 7 billion people can’t do everything in the same order. What’s early? What’s late? Compared to who? Don’t beat yourself up for where you are. It’s YOUR schedule and everything is right on time.” – Emily Maroutian

Youre not behind in life

26. “In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life. It goes on.”Robert Frost

27. “You can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.” ― Stephen King

28. “Every time you see me, I will be doing better than I was before. It’s me vs me.” ― @ye_ali

29. “A strong man cannot help a weaker unless the weaker is willing to be helped, and even then the weak man must become strong of himself; he must, by his own efforts, develop the strength which he admires in another. None but himself can alter his condition.” ― James Allen

30. “Whatever you are not changing, You are choosing. Read that again.” – Laurie Buchanan.

you are not changing, You are choosing

31. “Only you can take inner freedom away from yourself, or give it to yourself. Nobody else can.” ― Michael A. Singer

32. “Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.” ― Kahlil Gibran

33. “The butterfly does not look back at the caterpillar in shame, just as you should not look back at your past in shame. Your past was part of your own transformation.” ― Anthony Gucciardi

quotes to give you strength

34. “The realisation that limitations are imaginary will make you strong and overpowering.” ― Stephen Richards

35. “Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be.” – Kahlil Gibran

quotes to give you strength

36. “Difficulties break some men but make others. No axe is sharp enough to cut the soul of a sinner who keeps on trying, one armed with the hope that he will rise even in the end.” Nelson Mandela

37. If you are able to look yourself in the mirror every day with the decisions that you make, that’s where power starts.- Selena Gomez

quotes to give you strength

38. “Whenever you leave behind failure that means you’re doing better. If you think everything you’ve done has been great, you’re probably dumb.” Louis CK

39. “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”Albert Einstein

40. “You will fail at some point in your life. Accept it. You will lose. You will embarrass yourself. You will suck at something. There is no doubt about it. … Never be discouraged. Never hold back. Give everything you’ve got. And when you fall throughout life — and maybe even tonight after a few too many glasses of champagne — fall forward.”Denzel Washington

41. “You are not the darkness you endured. You are the light that refused to surrender. – John Mark Green

42. “We all make mistakes, have struggles, and even regret things in our past. But you are not your mistakes, you are not your struggles, and you are here NOW with the power to shape your day and your future.” ― Steve Maraboli

43. “Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all they need is one reason why they can” ― Martha Graham

Below is a video that will help you understand about tough times in life:

When it comes to struggles and suffering – we’re in the same boat, clinging onto dear life as the inevitable storms rock us back and forth. You are not alone.

Feel free to come back to this article when you feel lost and confused as to where you’re headed in life. We hope that these deep quotes give you strength during tough times! Share your thoughts in the comments!


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’m Daisy Simon, member of the Editorial Team at Minds Journal, who loves exploring the cultural zeitgeist through cinema, and pop culture. I hold a degree in Sociology and I write on topics like lifestyle, relationships, feminism, mental health, and how they all connect to the world we live in today. My goal is to spark honest conversations that people can relate to and help us better understand the challenges and ideas shaping our generation.

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We’ve all been lost and confused at one point or another in our lifetime. For times like these, we’ve hand-picked quotes to give you strength and lift your spirits.

For those times when you feel down in the dumps, rock bottom, pit of misery. I send my prayers to you, if you’re going through a difficult phase; I hope and pray that you will make it through your hard times and look back at this time in the future and be proud of yourself for pulling through. You’ll get there.

Words have the power to lift your spirits. This American English Proverb by Knute Rockne never fails to make my day:

“When the going gets tough the tough get going”

– Knute Rockne

Just like this quote, we’ve collected a few quotes to lift your spirits, inspire you in your dark times and help you build resilience.

Related: 8 Ways To Cultivate Resilience In Yourself During Tough Times.

40+ Inspirational Quotes To Give You Strength During Dark Times

1. “Time has a wonderful way of showing us what really matters.” – Margaret Peters

30+ Quotes To Give You Strength During Dark Times

2.“Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh since there is less cleaning up to do afterward.”Kurt Vonnegut

3. During your transformation, you might feel like everything is falling apart, but in reality, everything is coming together for your highest good. You’re being pushed to evolve and get out of your comfort zone so you can live and experience your true greatness.
Welcome, change. – Unknown

quotes to give you strength

4.“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming ‘Wow! What a Ride!’” Hunter S. Thompson

5. “If something is important enough, even if the odds are stacked against you, you should still do it.” – Elon Musk

something is important enough

6.“You’re only given a little spark of madness. You mustn’t lose it.”Robin Williams

7.“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.”Ralph Waldo Emerson

8. Be the person who still tries. After failure, after frustration, after disappointment, after exhaustion, after heartache, be the person who musters up the courage to believe that a new attempt can manifest a new outcome. Be the person who still tries.– Michell C Clark

9.“Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.”JK Rowling

10. “Where you are, is not who you are.” – Circumstances

Where you are is not who you are

11.“Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask yourself if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.” Deepak Chopra

12.“If you’re going through hell, keep going.” Winston Churchill

13.“Improvement makes straight roads, but the crooked roads without Improvement, are roads of Genius.”William Blake

14.“The reality is we often become our kindest, most ethical selves only by seeing what it feels like to be a selfish jackass first.” Cheryl Strayed

15. “He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.” – Confucius

conquers himself

16.“Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.”Mahatma Gandhi

17.“The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong in the broken places.”Ernest Hemingway

18. Be thankful for closed doors, detours, and roadblocks. They protect you from paths and places not meant for you.– Unknown

quotes to give you strength

19.“Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.” Oscar Wilde

20. “What if… everything you are going through is preparing you for what you asked for?” – Barry Nicolaou

you are going through

21. “I have always lived violently, drunk hugely, eaten too much or not at all, slept around the clock or missed two nights of sleeping, worked too hard and too long in glory, or slobbed for a time in utter laziness. I’ve lifted, pulled, chopped, climbed, made love with joy and taken my hangovers as a consequence, not as a punishment.” John Steinbeck

22. “Some people never go crazy, What truly horrible lives they must lead.” Charles Bukowski

23. You glow differently when your confidence is fuelled by a belief in yourself, instead of validation from others.– Unknown

quotes to give you strength

24. “Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.”F. Scott Fitzgerald

25. “You’re not behind in life. There’s no timetable that we all must follow. It’s made up. 7 billion people can’t do everything in the same order. What’s early? What’s late? Compared to who? Don’t beat yourself up for where you are. It’s YOUR schedule and everything is right on time.” – Emily Maroutian

Youre not behind in life

26. “In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life. It goes on.”Robert Frost

27. “You can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.” ― Stephen King

28. “Every time you see me, I will be doing better than I was before. It’s me vs me.” ― @ye_ali

29. “A strong man cannot help a weaker unless the weaker is willing to be helped, and even then the weak man must become strong of himself; he must, by his own efforts, develop the strength which he admires in another. None but himself can alter his condition.” ― James Allen

30. “Whatever you are not changing, You are choosing. Read that again.” – Laurie Buchanan.

you are not changing, You are choosing

31. “Only you can take inner freedom away from yourself, or give it to yourself. Nobody else can.” ― Michael A. Singer

32. “Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.” ― Kahlil Gibran

33. “The butterfly does not look back at the caterpillar in shame, just as you should not look back at your past in shame. Your past was part of your own transformation.” ― Anthony Gucciardi

quotes to give you strength

34. “The realisation that limitations are imaginary will make you strong and overpowering.” ― Stephen Richards

35. “Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be.” – Kahlil Gibran

quotes to give you strength

36. “Difficulties break some men but make others. No axe is sharp enough to cut the soul of a sinner who keeps on trying, one armed with the hope that he will rise even in the end.” Nelson Mandela

37. If you are able to look yourself in the mirror every day with the decisions that you make, that’s where power starts.- Selena Gomez

quotes to give you strength

38. “Whenever you leave behind failure that means you’re doing better. If you think everything you’ve done has been great, you’re probably dumb.” Louis CK

39. “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”Albert Einstein

40. “You will fail at some point in your life. Accept it. You will lose. You will embarrass yourself. You will suck at something. There is no doubt about it. … Never be discouraged. Never hold back. Give everything you’ve got. And when you fall throughout life — and maybe even tonight after a few too many glasses of champagne — fall forward.”Denzel Washington

41. “You are not the darkness you endured. You are the light that refused to surrender. – John Mark Green

42. “We all make mistakes, have struggles, and even regret things in our past. But you are not your mistakes, you are not your struggles, and you are here NOW with the power to shape your day and your future.” ― Steve Maraboli

43. “Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all they need is one reason why they can” ― Martha Graham

Below is a video that will help you understand about tough times in life:

When it comes to struggles and suffering – we’re in the same boat, clinging onto dear life as the inevitable storms rock us back and forth. You are not alone.

Feel free to come back to this article when you feel lost and confused as to where you’re headed in life. We hope that these deep quotes give you strength during tough times! Share your thoughts in the comments!


quotes to give you strength
quotes to give you strength

Published On:

Last updated on:

Daisy Simon

’m Daisy Simon, member of the Editorial Team at Minds Journal, who loves exploring the cultural zeitgeist through cinema, and pop culture. I hold a degree in Sociology and I write on topics like lifestyle, relationships, feminism, mental health, and how they all connect to the world we live in today. My goal is to spark honest conversations that people can relate to and help us better understand the challenges and ideas shaping our generation.

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