69+ Hope-filled, inspiring quotes for tough times.

Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10

“Do not be dismayed by the brokenness of the world. All things break. And all things can be mended. Not with time, as they say, but with intention. So go. Love intentionally, extravagantly, unconditionally. The broken world waits in darkness for the light that is you.”
― L.R. Knost

“The bad chapters of your life lead to the good ones if you keep turning the pages.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Where there are bees there are flowers, and wherever there are flowers there is new life and hope.”
― Christy Lefteri

“ As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.”
― Nelson Mandela

“A seed has a future, no matter how deep you bury it.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Nothing may stay the same but I guess one good thing that should remain still is the heart that always remembers to: stay strong and stay kind; stay lovely and stay nice; stay good and stay humble; stay true and stay honest. Just stay being the best of your heart could. But when that heart feels like giving up, give it a rest, pause for a while but never ever give up.”
― Happy Positivity

“I am the captain of my soul.”
― Nelson Mandela

“When you find God you find love.
When you find love you find joy.
When you find joy you find peace.
When you find peace you find hope.
When you find hope you find life.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“When the winds of life blow hard and hit your boat,
you've got to adjust your sails to keep afloat.”
― Mouloud Benzadi

“God gives us the sunshine of hope every day. It's up to us to find and bask in it daily.”
― Timothy Pina

“A winner is a dreamer who never gives up”
― Nelson Mandela

“Sunrise is your reminder
that what once grew cold
will begin again new”
― Kirsten Robinson

“As for future days, since they have not yet come, place your trust in your Compassionate and Merciful Lord. Do not weep before being beaten, do not be afraid of nothing.”
― Master Nursi

“Where you stand depends on where you sit.”
― Nelson Mandela

“Never lose hope, Tomorrow could be the day you have been waiting for.”
― Golden Flower

“Failure is not a defeat.
It's a redirection for what's best.
Let God do the lead.”
― Crismae Alconera

“After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.”
― Nelson Mandela

“As long as the sun smiles above us our hopes will always blossom.”
― Atalay Aydın

“Count the roses, not the thorns.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“One cannot be prepared for something while secretly believing it will not happen.”
― Nelson Mandela

“Without being hope to yourself, you cannot be hope to others!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“The gift of life gives you the greatest opportunity to live and chance to rise above any situation. With a hopeful attitude, you can overcome any struggle.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita,

“I love to walk. Walking is a spiritual journey and a reflection of living. Each of us must determine which path to take and how far to walk; we must find our own way, what is right for one may not be for another. There is no single right way to deal with late-stage cancer, to live life or approach death, or to walk an old mission trail.”
― Edie Littlefield Sundby

“I hope you take the courage to pursue your dreams. I wish that you will have the determination to start the best day of your life every day.”
― Happy Positivity

“The brave man is not the one who has no fears, he is the one who triumphs over his fears.”
― Nelson Mandela

“Perpetual optimism is good for the mind.
Perpetual hope is good for the heart.
Perpetual faith is good for the heart.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Hope is the belief that the promised will be fulfilled.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita,

“I thank God every day for this life, and I want there to be more, though that’s not known. What is known is that I’m alive today, this minute. And that’s pretty much what we all have – this day, this moment.”
― Edie Littlefield Sundby

“I never lose, I either win or learn”
― Nelson Mandela

“Hope is a better friend than despair.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Time stops for no one, and if we allow ourselves to focus on the negative we might miss out on some really amazing things that life has to offer. We can't go back to the past, we can only take the lessons that we have learned and the experiences that we have gained from it and move on. It is because of the heartaches, as well as the hardships, that in the end help to make us a stronger person.”

― Susan Samaroo

“Never give up hope. All things are working for your good. One day, you'll look back on everything you've been through and thank God for it.”
― Germany Kent

“You have little control over the world around you, but full control over the world within you.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you can dance like raindrops, there will always be sunshine.”
― Curtis Tyrone Jones

“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”
― Nelson Mandela

“If you can stay positive in bad situations, you are strong; if you can stay optimistic in hopeless situations, you are mighty; if you can stay hopeful in impossible situations, you are great.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Hope is holding on to the promises of God.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita,

“Endeavour to extract the maximum from everything that you’ve amassed, instead of working blindly to amass the maximum of everything.”
― Dr. Anhad Kaur Suri

“Motivation supplies ignition and habit provides fuel, to the flame of desire”
― Dr. Anhad Kaur Suri

“Life is as incomplete and imperfect without difficulties, as a rose without a staircase of thorns.”
― Dr. Anhad Kaur Suri

“Difficulties arise to enrich our life with experience by putting our strength to the test.”
― Dr. Anhad Kaur Suri

“Time, through its unavoidable accumulation clogs our painful memories provided there are no regrets to oppose this process.”
― Dr. Anhad Kaur Suri

“At the time of crisis, when death marks every nook and hopelessness is abundant, only one act triumphs above all: HUMANITY”
― Dr. Anhad Kaur Suri

“Wake up when the sun is high, to sleep comfortably when evening is nigh.”
― Dr. Anhad Kaur Suri

“The healing process, in my opinion, is carried out via a sequence of processes abbreviated as AIR;
A - Admitting that you're broken.
I - Identifying your shattered and distorted areas
R - Repairing it with a hopeful and constructive attitude.”
― Dr. Anhad Kaur Suri

“Oh, blessed assurance,
Come down, make a home with us.
Our hope is high for what's in store,
Come move these feet towards Love.”
― Kari L. Greenaway

“It always seems impossible until it's done.”
― Nelson Mandela

“On the other side of worry you find hope; on the other side of fear you find love; on the other side of anger you find peace, and on the other side of unbelief you find God.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“You are better than your past, greater than your present, and brighter than your future.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“When perplexed, God appears to you in the form of wisdom; when troubled, in the form of peace; when sad, in the form of joy; when heartbroken, in the form of love.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“The journey across the landscape of loss to the inner self takes courage and persistence. It is a risky venture, with lots of false trials and humanizing errors. It requires gentleness to know your limits, yet willingness to apply pressure in the direction of growth. It is a journey that is not cost-free, nor is it ever finished. But, especially in the pitch darkness, it is a journey on which there is always hope.”
― Dr. Brian Babington, Bouncing Back

“The only way you're going to reach places you've never gone is if you trust God's direction to do things you've never done.”
― Germany Kent

“Worry makes you weaker, regret makes you sadder, hate makes you angrier, but hope makes you stronger, and love makes you happier.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“You have the power within your reach to create what you desire.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Remember diamonds are created under pressure so hold on, it will be your time to shine soon.”
― Sope Agbelusi

“No matter how tall and wide darkness is, it cannot block the stars.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“The living has great hope, we have life to bounce back from any difficulty. The dead had no hope.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita,

“Learn from stars; even in the dark they give off light, not despair.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is better to look forward to summer than to curse winter.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Hope is an act of faith. Great faith, great hope.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Grief gives you a hundred reasons to cry; hope gives you a thousand reasons to smile, joy gives you a million reasons to laugh, and love gives you a billion reasons to rejoice.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“When the world throws rocks at you, turn them into diamonds.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“We find God in the midst of the trauma we face, not removed from it. His holiness means being involved. He doesn’t always heal us as quickly as we’d like but he never turns his back on us no matter what”
― Patrick Regan

“Faith is a miraculous journey that can give you hope through struggles and failures and elevate you to new levels of successes and triumphs.”
― Germany Kent

“In storms look for rainbows; in sunshine prepare for storms.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“When you are at your lowest God is getting ready to take you to your highest.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Write and your experiences with others. Never underestimate your writings. It can bring hope and inspiration to many people.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Blessed are you, all who put your hope and trust in the Lord.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Hold fast to your faith.
Keep your hope in the Lord.
Embrace the love of God.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita,

“As long as you don’t die, life is worth another chance, you can always push forward, we never know what tomorrow holds, but hope allows us to enjoy the best we knew nothing about.”
― Theogene TUYISHIMIRE

“In the race of life, sometimes we win, sometimes we lose. We must never be afraid of losing. There is a chance for winning when we press on to reach the end of the race.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Hope is a motivation for pressing ahead, a sustained effort and a joy that the promised will be fulfilled at the right time.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“With hope and a prayer, you can get there.”
― Heather Wolf,

“You may lose your path, but you must never lose your hope because hope is the path to all the paths!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“New hope, new dreams.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Even in the middle of a hopeless darkness a light may suddenly reach you; keep your hope tightly and this great hope of yours will strongly attract the light onto you!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“Today's tears are an investment into tomorrow's smiles.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“How precious it is to find someone who brings with them the feeling of home.”
― Affinity Soul

“You can be an unhappy person, but you must never be a hopeless person! You can be an unsuccessful person or a defeated or an abandoned unlucky person, but you must never be a hopeless person! Being hopeless is the worst of the worst, it is the ultimate worst!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“One hello can change a day. One hug can change a life. One hope can change a destiny.”
― Lynda Cheldelin Fell

“Every OPPORTUNITY, as in a coin toss, brings victory or defeat in a 1:1 ratio.”
― Dr. Anhad Kaur Suri

“For those who have known pain and suffering and wondered why it all happened... I don’t know the reasons why, I just know that you must keep believing in hope, and eventually you will get through.”
― Heather Wolf

“Every storm clears the sky”
― Dr. Jacinta Mpalyenkana

“When you're feeling down, always remember,
those dark days will not last forever.
There will be sunshine after the rain,
There will be a pleasure after the pain.”
― Mouloud Benzadi

“It will be fine
after the thunderstorm.
The sun will shine,
and it will be nice and warm.”
― Mouloud Benzadi

“Never be defined by what has happened to you in the past, it was just a life lesson, not a life sentence. ~ Donald Pillai”

“Every time you try and fail,
Every time your hope gets stuck in the deeps,
And you wonder just how you'd get through the sail-
Don't forget that underneath your pain,
Is an anchor of great strength and fortitude
Keep digging until you find it...
And when you do,
RISE!”
― Chinonye J. Chidolue