The road towards great achievements is never easy, and it often involves challenges and failures. But how you handle obstacles and bounce back from failures determines whether you’ll be able to continue your journey and, finally, achieve your goals.  It’s much easier to quit than keep moving on despite setbacks. And, unfortunately, many people quit in the face of adversity - when the tough times come. The only way to survive is to start building mental toughness or, as we call it, resilience. While hardships are inevitable part of the process towards greatness, resilience is the key trait that will help you to get over hurdles, recover from failure and push you to move forward. Here is the pick of the quotes that will help you to rethink the way you deal with failure and tough times, and also empower you in the battle with adversity.

“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela

 

“And it doesn’t matter how you get knocked down in life because that’s going to happen. All that matters is that you got to get up.” – Ben Affleck

 

“I don’t care how many times you knock me down, or if I lose, or I fail, or I don’t succeed at something. I pick up the pieces, I figure out why it didn’t work, and I give it another shot.” – Frank Mir

 

“We may encounter many defeats, but we might not be defeated.” – Maya Angelou

 

“You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.” – Jon Kabat-Zinn

 

“When you have exhausted all your possibilities, remember this: you haven’t.” – Thomas Edison

 

“Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.” – J.K.Rowling

 

“Failure is a much more faithful teacher than immediate success.” – David Duchemin

 

“Tough times never last but tough people do.” – Robert Schuller

 

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill

 

 ”Hardships often prepare ordinary people for extraordinary destiny.” – C.S. Lewis

 

 “Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines, but it is to the one who endures that the final victory comes.” – Buddha

 

”When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” – Henry Ford

 

”Develop  success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.” – Dale Carnegie

 

“Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems the most challenging.” – Joseph Campbell

 

“Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity.” – Og Mandino

 

“Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.” – African proverb

 

“You always recognize great champions … how they come back from a loss.” -  Georges St-Pierre

 

“Every adversity, every failure and every heartache carries with it the seed of an equivalent or a greater benefit.” – Napoleon Hill

 

“All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me … You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.” – Walt Disney

 

“Our most significant opportunities will be found in times of greatest difficulty.” – Thomas S. Monson

 

“If you watch how nature deals with adversity, continually renewing itself, you can’t help but learn.” – Bernie Siegel MD

 

“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” – Helen Keller

 

“The lesson that I have learned and follow all my life is that we should try and try and try again – but never give up.” – Richard Branson

 

 “The first step is that you have to say that you can”. – Will Smith

 

Written by Natalie Myhalnytska