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7 Quotes About Resilience & Endurance

The capacity to be knocked down and to rise is older than any self-help book. From Finnish sisu to Stoic endurance, these quotes are about the quiet art of continuing.

“Whenever there is decline of dharma and rise of adharma, then I manifest myself.”

— Krishna The Bhagavad Gita

“If it is endurable, then endure it. Stop complaining.”

— Marcus Aurelius Fear

“To overcome the anxieties and depressions of contemporary life, individuals must become independent of the social environment to the degree that they no longer respond exclusively in terms of its rewards and punishments.”

— Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Flow State

“There is no thinking. The body just knows. If I start thinking on the wall, I fall.”

— A free climber, age 34 Flow State

“Speak truth, do truth, for it is great. It is mighty. It endures. Maat is its name.”

— Ptahhotep Maat

“You don't rise to the level of your goals, you fall to the level of your training.”

— Archilochus (attributed to Greek soldier-poet) Mental Toughness

“Grit is passion and perseverance for very long-term goals. Stamina, not intensity.”

— Angela Duckworth Mental Toughness