78 phrases of hope to overcome bad times

This selection of phrases of hope are a reminder that you can maintain control of yourself even in moments when everything seems to be going wrong.

Phrases of hope to cheer up in difficult times

We all go through difficult times, but we differ in the way we manage our feelings in those situations. Some people fall into pessimism and sadness so intense that it becomes the center of their lives, causing them to live only for it.

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These hope and resilience quotes can be put together with the help of friends, family, and in some cases, therapists., to make the bad times more bearable.

1. Hope is the ability to see that there is light despite all the darkness (Desmond Tutu)

Hope can be seen as a useful tool.

2. The future always starts now (Mark Strand)

Every day gives us the opportunity to find reasons to feel motivated.

3. Memories are the key not to the past, but to the future (Corrie Ten Boom)

Getting lost in melancholy when remembering the past means forgetting the possibilities that his teachings offer us to get through bad times.

4. Life has a dark side and a bright side, and it's up to us to choose the one we like best (Samuel Smiles)

To move forward you have to get out of the vicious circle of thoughts of sadness.

5. The first step is to say that you can (Will Smith)

When everything seems to go against us, trusting in one's own abilities is, in itself, the first step to get out of a bad situation.

6. Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future (Robert H. Schüller)

Knowing where to regulate our focus of attention helps us improve our quality of life.

7. Believe that you can and you are halfway there (Theodore Roosevelt)

One of those phrases of hope that emphasize the importance of a change in mentality that makes us explore our possibilities.

8. Hard times never last long, but tough people do (Robert H. Schüller)

Making our actions speak for us when it comes to overcoming adversity is also a way to seek motivation to manage bitter situations.

9. Do not be discouraged, many times it is the last key in the pile that opens the door (Anonymous)

A very graphic way of conceiving the concept of what hope is.

10. Once you have chosen hope, anything is possible (Christopher Reeve)

A way of thinking can expand the options before us.

11. The challenges of life are not made to paralyze you, but to help you discover who you are (Bernice Johnston Reagon)

A constructive way of seeing the problems that appear in our path.

12. Although no one can go back and have a new beginning, everyone can start from now and have a new ending (Carl Bard)

Our ability to live our life worse or better always exists in the present.

13. Everything that is done in the world is done through hope (Martin Luther)

Hope can be indispensable as an engine of change.

14. There are much better things ahead of us than those we have left behind (C. S. Lewis)

Our way of experiencing the good things that come is always better than remembering the pleasant experiences of the past.

15. Perhaps you must first know the dark so that you can appreciate the light (Madeleine L'Engle)

The good side of difficult experiences, expressed in the form of a sentence about hope.

16. Sometimes happiness can be the source of your smile, but your smile can also be the source of your happiness (Thich Nhat Hanh)

Changing our way of acting can make us see a more hopeful future.

17. You are never too old to set a new goal (C. S. Lewis)

Setting goals is a good way to get out of unpleasant experiences without realizing it, and that's a strategy where age doesn't matter.

18. Hope is a talent like any other (Storm Jameson)

Learn to think positive it is, in itself, a virtue, according to this writer.

19. If I'm persistent enough, I'll win (Og Mandino)

The persistence to continue aspiring to objectives through effort brings us closer to our goals.

20. Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines (Robert H. Schüller)

Difficulties are, in themselves, information that helps us manage them.

21. In the midst of difficulty lies opportunity (Albert Einstein)

In moments of adversity there is the possibility of taking aspects that benefit us from them.

22. If it weren't for hope, our hearts would break (Thomas Fuller)

Hope is a constant in our lives, even when it seems we don't need it.

23. Light up tomorrow with today (Elizabeth Barrett Browning)

The here and now always contains elements to look to the future with optimism.

24. The best is yet to come (Robert Browning)

The future reserves experiences that, due to being unexpected, are always more gratifying than memories.

25. It always seems impossible until it's done (Nelson Mandela)

Hope is also based on knowing that many things that seem impossible can come to pass.

26. No act of kindness, however small, is wasted (Aesop)

The acts that we perceive as good are, in themselves, moments of happiness.

27. Don't let what you can't do interfere with what you can do (John Wooden)

The most important thing is to focus on the potential of our actions, not on what seems impossible.

28. When you think all is lost, the future remains (Bob Goddard)

The existence of a tomorrow always offers possibilities of change for the better.

29. Sometimes the hardest thing is not to let go but to learn to start again (Nicole Sobon)

Assuming that part of the problems we face in difficult times have to do with being blocked when it comes to rebuilding our lives is part of the progress we can make.

30. If you carry joy in your heart, you can heal it at any time (Carlos Santana)

Optimism and joy are ingredients to improve our lives.

31. Time takes away all pain (Erasmus of Rotterdam)

Many times, the simple passage of time makes the sadness fade before we realize it.

32. We may not be able to control what happens to us, but we can control what happens inside us (Benjamin Franklin)

Knowing how to manage our emotions is one of the most important aspects of life.

33. Optimism is faith that leads to achievement (Helen Keller)

Hope is part of what makes us move forward.

34. Hope is a risk that must be taken (Tertullian)

Believing in possibilities of progress may seem dangerous, but it always facilitates changes for the better.

35. Better to travel full of hope than to arrive (Japanese proverb)

The experience of moving towards a better future is itself a good thing according to this piece of popular wisdom.

36. Even the rocks pull forward (Anthony Liccione)

Everyone has the ability to constantly move forward.

37. Forget what hurt you but never forget what it taught you (Anonymous)

Lessons to be applied in the future are also drawn from the bad.

38. Aim for the moon, and if you miss you'll be among the stars (Les Brown)

Setting goals and aspiring to improve is always good, even if the results are not as expected.

39. It is never too late to become what you could have been (George Elliot)

Personal transformation is a possibility that is always there.

40. With self-discipline almost anything is possible (Theodore Roosevelt)

determination and resilience they make us achieve amazing things.

41. From a small seed a great tree can grow (Aeschylus)

Potentiality can arise from the most insignificant sources.

42 If the sky falls, one should aspire to catch larks (François Rabelais)

In the most catastrophic situations, the ability to give meaning to our lives can be preserved.

43. Nothing is impossible for those who try (Alexander the Great)

One of the phrases of hope with a more literal interpretation.

44. Your big break may be right where you are now (Napoleon Hill)

The opportunity for change does not even depend on time: can appear in what we are doing.

45. If I knew the world would end tomorrow, I would plant a tree today (Martin Luther King)

Projects can be planned at any time, as they keep us up and running.

46. ​​Your heart is full of fertile seeds waiting to germinate (Morihei Ueshiba)

All people carry with them the possibility of creating situations linked to happiness.

47. The power of imagination makes us infinite (John Muir)

Part of our lives is expressed through the imagination and its absence of borders.

48. From difficulties are born miracles (Jean de la Bruyere)

A phrase similar to Einstein's, this also emphasizes the potential that awaits in difficult situations.

49. It is always the simple that produces the wonderful (Amelia Barr)

In the humblest conditions, change for the better appears.

50. Hope smiles from the threshold of the year and then whispers: "it will be better" (Alfred Lord Tennyson)

One of the best phrases to not lose hope.

51. No matter where you are on your path, that's where you need to be; the end is always ahead (Oprah Winfrey)

It is not worth regretting the present if it does not serve to improve our well-being.

52. There is alchemy in pain; can be transformed into wisdom (Pearl S. Buck)

In moments of bitterness there are possibilities to learn things that few people know.

53. Your interior is full of formless dreams and new beginnings (Lola Ridge)

An appointment similar to others in which our capacity for resilience and personal development is discussed.

54. The birds of hope are everywhere, stop to listen to their song (Terri Guillemets)

Know how to manage our attention so that the sadness do not keep it blocked is essential.

55. Only in the dark can you see the stars (Martin Luther King)

In the bad there are good aspects that can only be found there.

56. No matter how long the storm, the sun always shines again (Khalil Gibran)

Time makes the worst moments pass by; the question is how we use the time while that happens.

57. The best way out is always through (Robert Frost)

Going through difficulties is itself a way out of them.

58. Hope is the dream of the waking man (Aristotle)

Hope allows us to act on the real world following our goals.

59. In adversity a person is saved by hope (Menander of Athens)

Hope is part of what keeps us in high spirits and with the ability to deal with the bad.

60. Whoever does not believe in miracles is not a realist (David Ben-Gurion)

Keeping in mind that everything can go better without us knowing how it happened makes us more sensitive to the way reality works.

61. One lives with the hope of becoming a memory (Antonio Porchia)

Getting to leave a mark on others is something that we aspire to, but that we do not fully control.

62. He who lives on hope will die of hunger (Benjamin Franklin)

Hope has to be accompanied by facts.

63. A healthy attitude is contagious (Tom Stoppard)

in the face of adversity, transmitting trust can turn things in our favor thanks to the influence we have on others.

64. Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see all the steps (Martin Luther King)

In the beginning, faith and hope are very important.

65. Don't be sad about your failures, learn from them (Richard Branson)

You have to live defeats with a constructive attitude.

66. Optimism is the hope that leads to achievement (Hellen Keller)

Changing the mentality paves the way for us.

67. The more we wish to have good fortune, the less we deserve it (Seneca)

Sometimes the simple fact of believing in something makes us not work to achieve it.

68. Courage is like love, for it to flourish it needs hope (Napoleon)

To promote personal changes you have to have hope and willpower.

69. We must discover the difference between hope and expectation (Iván Illich)

stay just wishing for something will keep us frozen in place.

70. A small dose of hope is capable of causing the birth of love (Stendhal)

Something so simple in believing that the best can come is capable of making us take the first steps to achieve it.

71. The journey of hundreds of leagues begins with one step (Confucius)

The biggest projects start in very simple ways.

72. The two strongest warriors are patience and time (Leo Tolstoy)

Hope can make progress unstoppable over time.

73. To live without hope is to stop living (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)

We don't have to give up our dreams if we want to live with intensity.

74. All things are difficult before they become easy (Saadi)

The beginnings are, normally, the most complicated.

75. You can't have a positive life with a negative mind (Joyce Meyer)

Have a clear objective and hoping that it can be fulfilled gives us strength.

76. I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best (Benjamin Disraeli)

Sometimes it is good to keep expectations low to enjoy more with the achievements that are coming.

77. Patience is sour, but its fruit is sweet (Jean-Jacques Rousseau)

The reward for trying can make it all worth it.

78. There are many good things in this world, and they are worth fighting for (J. R. R. Tolkien)

The seed of change already exists, and we can make it germinate.