Sayings about Toughness
Tough times don’t last but tough people do. ~ French proverbs
What was hard to bear is sweet to remember. ~ Portuguese Proverbs
Man is harder than rock and more fragile than an egg. ~ Yugoslavian Proverb
You need a sharp axe for a tough bough. ~ Russian Proverbs
When you go, the road is rough; when you return, smooth. ~ Thai Proverbs
This world is a harsh place, this world. ~ Zulu Proverbs
Run as hard as a wild beast if you will, but you won’t get any reward greater than that destined for you. ~ Egyptian Proverbs
The hardest person to wake up is the person who is already awake. ~ Filipino Proverbs
What’s too hard for a man must be worth looking into. ~ Kenyan Proverbs
It is hard to swim against the current. ~ Dutch Proverbs
The wicked work harder to preach hell than the righteous do to get to heaven. ~ American Proverbs
The first hundred years are the hardest. ~ American Proverb
Man is harder than iron, stronger than stone and more fragile than a rose.~ Turkish Proverbs
Soft words win hard hearts. ~ Traditional Proverb
The hammer shatters glass but hardens steel. ~ Russian Proverb
It is too late to cry “Hold hard!” when the arrow has left the bow. ~ Dutch Proverbs
Three things give us hardy strength: sleeping on hairy mattresses, breathing cold air, and eating dry food. ~ Welsh Proverbs
Beginning is easy — to keep going is hard. ~ Japanese Proverb
It’s tough trying to keep your feet on the ground, your head above the clouds, your nose to the grindstone, your shoulder to the wheel, your finger on the pulse, your eye on the ball and your ear to the ground. ~ Traditional Proverb
What was hard to endure is sweet to recall. ~ French Proverb
Once you have decided to hit someone, then hit them hard because the retribution will be the same whether you hit hard or not. ~ Arabian Proverbs
The higher the mountain the lower the valley, the taller the tree the harder the fall. ~ Dutch Proverb
On earth it’s hard and heaven is far away. ~ Afghan Proverbs
Only when you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard and strong. ~ Zen Proverb
By the yard, life is hard. By the inch, it’s a cinch. ~ United States Proverb
The pine stays green in winter, wisdom in hardship. ~ Chinese Proverb
Hard heads suffer much. ~ Albanian Proverbs
Quotations about Toughness
Tough : Strong and durable; not easily broken or cut. ~ Definition by dicionary.com
The tougher the job, the greater the reward. ~ George Allen
Hard conditions of life are indispensable to bringing out the best in human personality. ~ Alexis Carrel
When the going gets tough, the tough take a nap. ~ Tom Hodgkinson
When somebody challenges you, fight back. Be brutal, be tough. ~ Donald Trump
Be willing to be uncomfortable. Be comfortable being uncomfortable. It may get tough, but it’s a small price to pay for living a dream. ~ Peter McWilliams
The really tough thing about humility is you can’t brag about it. ~ Gene Brown
When you think about your heritage, you think about toughness and hard work. ~ Jeff Garcia
Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory. ~ Bill Russell
Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A word of optimism and hope. A “you can do it” when things are tough. ~ Richard M DeVos
When times get tough, at some point, people instinctively know they need to lighten up in order to get through it. ~ Allen Klein
We must combine the toughness of the serpent with the softness of the dove, a tough mind and a tender heart. ~ Martin Luther King Jr.
I think it’s the mark of a great player to be confident in tough situations. ~ John McEnroe
Anyone who has a continuous smile on his face conceals a toughness that is almost frightening. ~ Greta Garbo
If we don’t make tough decisions today our children are going to have to make much, much tougher decisions tomorrow. ~ Paul Ryan
If you think you have it tough, read history books. ~ Bill Maher
People in tough times – it doesn’t mean they don’t have a great attitude. ~ Joel Osteen
Brave men are all vertebrates; they have their softness on the surface and their toughness in the middle. ~ Lord Byron
In tough times, everyone has to take their share of the pain. ~ Theresa May
Toughness doesn’t have to come in a pinstripe suit. ~ Dianne Feinstein
Being a parent is tough. If you just want a wonderful little creature to love, you can get a puppy. ~ Barbara Walters
Tough times never last, but tough people do. ~ Robert H. Schuller
Good work habits help develop an internal toughness and a self-confident attitude that will sustain you through every adversity and temporary discouragement. ~ Paul J. Fleyer
The toughest thing about the power of trust is that it’s very difficult to build and very easy to destroy. ~ T J Watson
It’s always tough when you lose – you’ve worked so hard for that moment and it hasn’t gone the way you wanted. But you have to realize there’s always a bright side, you have to pick yourself up and get ready for the next game. ~ Maria Sharapova
When the going gets tough, the tough get going. ~ Joseph P. Kennedy
The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it is the same problem you had last year. ~ John Foster Dulles
It is not whether your words or actions are tough or gentle; it is the spirit behind your actions and words that announces your inner state. ~ Chin-ning Chu
When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you. ~ Zig Ziglar
Tough times gets you real friends and others get you tough times. ~ Author Unknown
Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles. ~ Alex Karras
Business is tough; you need tough guys. ~ Carlos Ghosn
We need tough days to drive us to our knees. ~ Author Unknown
Life is tough, but it’s tougher if you’re stupid. ~ John Wayne
If you’re married you’ll have tough times. ~ Jeff Bridges
When the going gets tough-The tough go fishing! ~ Author Unknown
Life is tough; and if you have the ability to laugh at it, you have the ability to enjoy it. ~ Salma Hayek
Mental toughness is essential to success. ~ Vince Lombardi
Life is very tough. If you don’t laugh, it’s tough. ~ Joan Rivers
The toughest thing about success is that you’ve got to keep on being a success. ~ Irving Berlin
You’ve got to stay strong to be strong in tough times. ~ Tilman J. Fertitta
It’s easy to get the players; it’s getting them to play together that’s the tough part. ~ Casey Stengel
Life is a tough proposition and the first hundred years are the hardest. ~ Wilson Mizner
What makes people hard-hearted is this, that each man has or, fancies he has, as much as he can bear in his own troubles. ~ Arthur Schopenhauer
You have to be tough. ~ Mike Ditka
Just pray for a tough hide and a tender heart. ~ Ruth Graham
When the going still gets tough, the tough, pray. ~ Author Unknown
Most men act so tough and strong on the outside because on the inside, we are scared, weak, and fragile. Men, not women, are the weaker sex. ~ Jerry Rubin
It isn’t hard to be good from time to time in sports. What’s tough is being good every day. ~ Willie Mays
Life is tough enough without having someone kick you from the inside. ~ Rita Rudner
People have a natural tendency to flee to the mountains when things get tough. ~ Stuart Briscoe
When we accept tough jobs as a challenge and wade into them with joy and enthusiasm, miracles can happen. ~ Arland Gilbert
When you’re going through tough moments, you never know when you’re going to have good moments. ~ Maria Sharapova
People need trouble — a little frustration to sharpen the spirit on, toughen it. ~ William Faulkner
Life can be real tough… you can either learn from your problems, or keep repeating them over and over. ~ Marie Osmond
Life is supposed to get tough. ~ Kelsey Grammer
When the going gets tough, the tough hang in there. ~ Author Unknown
A tough lesson to learn in life is that not everyone wishes you well. ~ Dan Rather
Creating success is tough. But keeping it is tougher. You have to keep producing, you can’t ever stop. ~ Pete Rose
Happiness is the act of being tough with ourselves and tender with others. ~ Author Unknown