161 Inspirational Words of Encouragement to Motivate You or a Friend

“Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger

“Sometimes you don’t realize your own strength until you come face to face with your greatest weakness.” – Susan

“At any given moment you have the power to say: This is not how the story is going to end.” – Christine Mason Miller

“Practice like you've never won. Perform like you've never lost.” – Bernard F. Asuncion

“It’s through adversity that you find the strength you never knew you had.” – Christie Brinkley

“Next to trying and winning, the best thing is trying and failing.” – L.M. Montgomery

Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it.” – Jacques Prevert

Courage isn’t having the strength to go on. It is going on when you don’t have strength.” – Napoleon Bonaparte

“The greatest glory in living lies not in never failing, but in rising every time we fail.”

“Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.” – Oprah Winfrey

“Strength doesn’t come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t.” – Rikki Rogers

“You just can’t beat the person who never gives up. ”– Babe Ruth