A message board in our house has become a place of inspiration where we share the words and wisdom of those who have gone before us and faced their own hardships. Times are tough, no doubt, but these uplifting quotes for getting through quarantine provide some inspiration, motivation and perspective.
“Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it.” – Helen Keller
“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” – John Wooden
“The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.” – Dolly Parton
“Hard times don’t create heroes. It is during the hard times that the ‘hero’ in us is revealed.” – Bob Riley
“When something bad happens you have three choices. You can either let it define you, let it destroy you, or you can let it strengthen you.” – Dr. Seuss
“Challenges are what make life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” – Joshua J. Marine
“Life has many ways of testing a person’s will, either by having nothing happen at all, or by having everything happen all at once.” – Paulo Coelho
“I never would have made it if I could not have laughed. It lifted me momentarily out of this horrible situation, just enough to make it livable.” – Viktor Frankl
“The best view comes after the highest climb.” – Unknown
“Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.” – Dennis Kimbro
“Whoever loves much, performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well.” – Vincent Van Gogh
“If you’re going through hell keep going.” – Winston Churchill
“Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.” – African Proverb
“With the new day comes new thoughts and new strength.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
“The person who has had more experience of hardships can stand more firmly in the face of problems than the person who has never experienced suffering. From this angle, then, some suffering can be a good lesson for life.” – The Dalai Lama
Bonus Quote: “If we couldn’t laugh we would all go insane.” – Jimmy Buffet (some attribute it to Robert Frost but I couldn’t find it in his work)
Prior Post: Thank you, Gov. Pritzker, for saying exactly what students need to hear right now
You May Also Like: What I’ve learned about parenting a teen during quarantine
Don’t miss a post! Please subscribe to Between Us Parents’ safe, spam-free email list in the box in the top right corner of the page!
Please like Between Us Parents on Facebook. You can also find Between Us Parents on Pinterest and Twitter.
