93 Trials Quotes

Navigating life's challenges often requires a bit of wisdom and inspiration. For those facing trials and tribulations, finding solace in the words of others who have weathered their storms can be incredibly comforting and motivating. In our carefully curated collection of the top 93 trials quotes, you'll find a treasure trove of insights from thinkers, leaders, and everyday heroes. These quotes are designed to uplift your spirit, provide perspective, and remind you that overcoming adversity is not just possible but can also be a powerful catalyst for growth and transformation. Dive in and let these quotes light your path through even the toughest times.

1. “I suppose sooner or later in the life of everyone comes a moment of trial. We all of us have our particular devil who rides us and torments us, and we must give battle in the end.” - Daphne du Maurier

2. “Memories of the past year came tumbling down on me. The recent changes and reverses were almost overwhelming. I was learning that life flowed like a river. When the run-off was normal, the water ran smoothly. But if there came a downpour, it gushed. In the likeness to a flooding river, life events were caught up in the course of the devouring stream.” - Mary Margaret Jensen

3. “I show you doubt, to prove that faith exists.” - Robert Browning

4. “Those doves below, the ones utterly cared for, never endangered ones, cannot know tenderness.” - Rainer Maria Rilke

5. “Anxiously you ask, 'Is there a way to safety? Can someone guide me? Is there an escape from threatened destruction?' The answer is a resounding yes! I counsel you: Look to the lighthouse of the Lord. There is no fog so dense, no night so dark, no gale so strong, no mariner so lost but what its beacon light can rescue. It beckons through the storms of life. It calls, 'This way to safety; this way to home.” - Thomas S. Monson

6. “While you are going through your trial, you can recall your past victories and count the blessings that you do have with a sure hope of greater ones to allow if you are faithful.” - Ezra Taft Benson

7. “And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.” - Haruki Murakami

8. “Affliction is a good man's shining time.” - Edward Young

9. “Times of great calamity and confusion have been productive for the greatest minds. The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace. The brightest thunder-bolt is elicited from the darkest storm.” - Charles Caleb Colton

10. “The Lord's mercy often rides to the door of our heart upon the black horse of affliction.” - Charles Spurgeon

11. “If you fall-and trust me, you will- make sure you fall on your back. Because if you fall on your back, you can see up. And if you can see up, you can get up. And you can keep going and going and going.” - Hoda Kotb

12. “During the 1992 election I concluded as early as my first visit to New Hampshire that Bill Clinton was hateful in his behavior to women, pathological as a liar, and deeply suspect when it came to money in politics. I have never had to take any of that back, whereas if you look up what most of my profession was then writing about the beefy, unscrupulous 'New Democrat,' you will be astonished at the quantity of sheer saccharine and drool. Anyway, I kept on about it even after most Republicans had consulted the opinion polls and decided it was a losing proposition, and if you look up the transcript of the eventual Senate trial of the president—only the second impeachment hearing in American history—you will see that the last order of business is a request (voted down) by the Senate majority leader to call Carol and me as witnesses. So I can dare to say that at least I saw it through.” - Christopher Hitchens

13. “I daresay it seems foolish; perhaps all our earthly trials will appear foolish to us after a while; perhaps they seem so now to angels. But we are ourselves, you know, and this is now, not some time to come, a long, long way off. And we are not angels, to be comforted by seeing the ends for which everything is sent.” - Elizabeth Gaskell

14. “Every disability conceals a vocation, if only we can find it, which will 'turn the necessity to glorious gain.” - C.S. Lewis

15. “It takes darkness to be aware of the light.” - Treasure Tatum

16. “If outer events bring him to a position where he can bear them no longer and force him to cry out to the higher power in helplessness for relief, or if inner feelings bring humiliation and recognition of his dependence on that power, this crushing of the ego may open the door to grace.” - Paul Brunton

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

18. “To live greatly, we must develop the capacity to face trouble with courage, disappointment with cheerfulness, and triumph with humility.” - Thomas S. Monson

19. “Yes, she believed God loved her. But if this whole fiasco was His idea of love . . .” - Lauraine Snelling

20. “For when God is said by these things to try men and prove them, to see what is in their hearts and whether they will keep His commandments or no, we are not to understand, that it is for His own information, or that He may obtain evidence Himself of their sincerity (for he needs no trials for His information); but chiefly for their conviction, and to exhibit evidence to their consciences...So when God tempted or tried Abraham with that difficult command of offering up his son, it was not for His satisfaction, whether he feared God or no, but for Abraham's own greater satisfaction and comfort, and the more clear manifestation of the favour of God to him.” - Jonathan Edwards

21. “He felt the comfort of being part of an eternal cycle symbolized by the gold strips on either side of the black mourning band he wore. Light, dark, light. The dark was just an interval.” - Jack Campbell

22. “The first time is always the hardest” - Sarwat Chadda

23. “You never really know what's coming. A small wave, or maybe a big one. All you can really do is hope that when it comes, you can surf over it, instead of drown in its monstrosity.” - Alysha Speer

24. “Life with trials hard may press me;Heaven will bring me sweeter rest.” - Henry F. Lyte

25. “[Christ] has accomplished your salvation. But He has not yet perfected your circumstances. Do not be confused in the two.” - Kristen Heitzmann

26. “Life itself is simple...it's just not easy.” - Steve Maraboli

27. “A best friend is the only one that walks into your life when the world has walked out.” - Shannon L. Alder

28. “You know my name, not my story. You've heard what I've done, but not what I've been through.” - Jonathan Anthony Burkett

29. “There are many who don't wish to sleep for fear of nightmares. Sadly, there are many who don't wish to wake for the same fear.” - Richelle Goodrich

30. “For every crime that comes before him, a judge is required to complete a perfect syllogism in which the major premise must be the general law; the minor, the action that conforms or does not conform to the law; and the conclusion, acquittal or punishment. If the judge were constrained, or if he desired to frame even a single additional syllogism, the door would thereby be opened to uncertainty.” - Cesare Beccaria

31. “...the sorrows God sent us brought comfort and strength with them, while the sorrows we brought on ourselves, through folly or wickedness, were by far the hardest to bear.” - L.M. Montgomery

32. “karapatan kong madapa at bumangon sa buhay nang walang tatawa, magagalit, magtatanong, o magbibilang kung ilang beses na 'kong nagkamali at ilang ulit ako dapat bumawi” - Bob Ong

33. “Are you aware of who you really are in relationship to the very God who created the Universe, who scattered the stars and aligned the planets? Only to those who remember and realize that they are literally spirit children of a God who knows and loves them, can the fire of refinement be welcome. Otherwise, pain and adversity are just that, pain and adversity. Fire doesn’t purify; it only burns.” - Toni Sorenson

34. “Often people that criticise your life are usually the same people that don't know the price you paid to get where you are today. True friends see the full picture of your soul.” - Shannon Alder

35. “Without trials and tribulation, there would be no hero. Without a hero, there would be no story. Without a story, there is no life as life is made up of vignettes of loving, learning and overcoming.” - Gibson, Chrissy

36. “We must each of us bear our own misfortunes.” - Charles Portis

37. “In a time when I need a little hope I look at a photo of where I call home and think of the moment I'll have when I go back with my trials and struggles carried in a box able to be let free and turn into achievements and happiness.” - Cassandra Shea

38. “Though he slay me, yet I will praise him," he began softly, his voice a little tremulous at first. "I will rise up in the morning with the dew and praise his name. He has given me a place to serve him, a name with which to be known. He has called me forth and made my heart race with the wind on the Downs, made me soar with the blackbird in the evening. So though he slay me, yet I will praise him. Though sorrows be my lot, yet I will sing. When my last tear has fallen I will take up my song again, I will praise his most glorious exalted name.” - Jennifer Freitag

39. “Deep, contended joy comes from a place of complete security and confidence [in God] - even in the midst of trial.” - Swindoll Charles R.

40. “If you allow it, [suffering] can be the means by which God brings you His greatest blessings.” - Swindoll Charles R.

41. “The devil, darkness, and death may swagger and boast, the pangs of life will sting for a while longer, but don't worry; the forces of evil are breathing their last. Not to worry...He's risen!” - Swindoll Charles R.

42. “Choose to view life through God's eyes. This will not be easy because it doesn't come naturally to us. We cannot do this on our own. We have to allow God to elevate our vantage point. Start by reading His Word, the Bible...Pray and ask God to transform your thinking. Let Him do what you cannot. Ask Him to give you an eternal, divine perspective.” - Swindoll Charles R.

43. “These words [of Romans 12:1-2] are overflowingly rich in consolation; for just then when afflictions come over us, we should be of good courage, because that is the good will of God. Therefore we should be greatly pleased when things happen to us which displease us. The "good" will of God creates good out of evil. The "acceptable" will of God moves us cheerfully to love such good. It makes this good acceptable to us, and causes us to agree with it, even if it is evil. The "perfect" will of God will eternally perfect and bring to a[n] end all who are glad.” - Martin Luther

44. “Life has moments that feel as if the sun has blackened to tar and the entire world turned to ice.  It feels as if Hades and his vile demons have risen from the depths of Tartarus solely for the purpose of banding to personally torture you, and that their genuine intent of mental, emotional, and spiritual anguish is tearing you to shreds.  Your heart weighs as heavily as leaden legs which you would drag yourself forward with if not for the quicksand that pulls you down inch by inch, paralyzing your will and threatening oblivion.  And all the while fire and brimstone pour from the sky, pelting only you.  Truly, that is what it feels like. But that feeling is a trial that won't last forever.  Never give up.” - Richelle E. Goodrich

45. “Sometimes new opportunity means new opposition. Not everything God asks us to do will be comfortable.” - Joyce Meyer

46. “Spiritual pain is when you can’t stand another moment not knowing the real truth, and when you finally do know you can’t let go.” - Shannon L. Alder

47. “Hope is a fire more ravenous than the flames of temptation.  For if only a portion of it poisons your veins, it is enough to make you stand against ridiculous odds again and again and again.” - Richelle E. Goodrich

48. “The bitterest hardships, the most daunting trials; none of these are burdens if it means being with you.” - Richelle E. Goodrich

49. “One of the greatest lesson is humility. Humility is like oxygen to the soul. You won’t get too far without it!” - Dina Rolle

50. “No one is without troubles, without personal hardships and genuine challenges.  That fact may not be obvious because most people don't advertise their woes and heartaches.  But nobody, not even the purest heart, escapes life without suffering battle scars.” - Richelle E. Goodrich

51. “In my ninety-plus years, I have learned a secret. I have learned that when good men and good women face challenges with optimism, things will always work out! Truly, things always work out! Despite how difficult circumstances may look at the moment, those who have faith and move forward with a happy spirit will find that things always work out.” - Gordon B. Hinckley

52. “Breaking a sweat through our difficulties minimized the likelihood of a crippling injury to our faith.” - K. Howard Joslin

53. “That morning set in motion a series of events that caused me to wrestle with questions of God’s goodness.” - K. Howard Joslin

54. “Joseph’s trials were unjust, inexplicable and heartrending. Yet Joseph knew God, and he knew that God had a plan.” - K. Howard Joslin

55. “Ann: I feel like I should read verses and be comforted. But it doesn’t happen.” - K. Howard Joslin

56. “Ann: If we know God, we do not need to know why He allows us to experience what we do.” - K. Howard Joslin

57. “Ann: How does God’s character fit into things that seem totally against his character?” - K. Howard Joslin

58. “Don’t ever discount the cry of your heart. God may be working in your heart to bring about his sovereign plan.” - K. Howard Joslin

59. “Each appointment brought fear, uncertainty and discouragement. Ann’s constant concern was, What if I have cancer?” - K. Howard Joslin

60. “God had not abandoned us. He was actively working behind the scenes, when I had no means or spirit to fight.” - K. Howard Joslin

61. “God dramatically slew one monstrous opponent and then threw us into the arena against a stronger and more vicious foe.” - K. Howard Joslin

62. “We don’t know the final outcome, or even know how long the battle will last, but we do know the referee.” - K. Howard Joslin

63. “Keith: Sometimes God grants us sustenance. But God also grants us deliverance. It’s only a matter of time.” - K. Howard Joslin

64. “We are all tired of the stress.” - K. Howard Joslin

65. “Ann: What if there is no God? What if the Bible isn’t true?” - K. Howard Joslin

66. “I needed to decide if I would still worship God if he allowed Matt to lose his eye.” - K. Howard Joslin

67. “Because Ann learned to trust God fifteen years ago, she is able to trust God now with an even more difficult situation.” - K. Howard Joslin

68. “Life is a test.  It was designed to be so.  It is where we taste the bitter and the sweet; where we feel pain and pleasure; where we learn right from wrong; where we pass through both darkness and light.  It is a time to make choices.  And through this process we form our characters—some grand and glorious, some barely decent, and others just plain monstrous. ” - Richelle E. Goodrich

69. “The reason everything falls apart around me, but I don’t is because my angels keep me standing up.” - Shannon L. Alder

70. “Just because a person successfully steers a voyage through hell doesn't mean he ever wants to sail that route again.” - Richelle E. Goodrich

71. “Before the fruits of prosperity can come, the storms of life need to first bring the required rains of testing, which mixes with the seeds of wisdom to produce a mature harvest.” - Lincoln Patz

72. “Suffering is one of life's great teachers.” - Bryant McGill

73. “Trials are a part of life, but there is value in sometimes experiencing adversity which will test (and so strengthen) our faith and also build an understanding of God and ourselves.” - Eric Ives

74. “Failure = STOP of trials” - أحمد عمارة

75. “The most important moments in a trial are often not seen by a jury. That is because it's one of the judge's main responsibilities to screen what they see and hear, lest they be prejudiced. It's the "you can't unring a bell" theory; once the jury hears something they shouldn't have heard, th trial is forever tainted. If the damage is great enough, a mistrial is the result. Judges basically prefer nuclear war to mistrials.” - David Rosenfelt

76. “What you perceive as a failure today may actually be a crucial step towards the success you seek. Never give up.” - Richelle E. Goodrich

77. “I know your lives are busy. I know that you have much to do. But I make you a promise that if you will go to the house of the Lord, you will be blessed; life will be better for you.” - Gordon B. Hinckley

78. “He (God) never promises that our families will be safe. Not in the way we think. He does promise his presence, though.” - Emily P. Freeman

79. “Trust and believe, and you will achieve.” - Jonathan Anthony Burkett

80. “There's a difference between driving and texting. When your driving your eyes have to be open and on the road watching the cars around you, road signs, and traffic lights. Along with your mind on the road and destination. Which means you are multitasking. When your texting your eyes are on your cell phone screen and key pad. Along with your mind on what your going to say next. So how can you do both? Please stop!” - Jonathan Anthony Burkett

81. “How can we who are so weak in ourselves, so inferior in power to the enemies confronting us, bear up under our trials which are so numerous, so protracted, so crushing? We could not, and therefore Divine grace has provided for us an all-sufficient Helper. Without His aid we had long since succumbed, mastered by our trials. Hope looks forward to the Glory to come; in the weary interval of waiting, the Spirit supports our poor hearts and keeps grace alive within us.” - A. W. Pink

82. “Life isn't about learning how to weather the storm. It's about learning how to dance in the rain.” - Vivian Greene

83. “God alone knows exactly what you and I must endure in order to form His character in us. It is in our trials that God refines us and removes our impurities. Like refined gold, when we pass through our trials, people will see His perfect reflection in us.” - Wendy Blight

84. “If you avoid all of life's abrasions you will never be polished enough to shine.” - Richelle E. Goodrich

85. “Every woman that finally figured out her worth, has picked up her suitcases of pride and boarded a flight to freedom, which landed in the valley of change.” - Shannon L. Alder

86. “However, at fourteen years old, she didn’t understand that all those terrible troubles the heroines in her books went through in real life hurt.That the words were just words on a page, but in real life, the pain was immense. Trials and tribulations to prove your love were exactly that, trials and tribulations.” - Kristen Ashley

87. “How does knowing 'things could be worse' than what I already deem awful make me feel any better? You mean I could sink even lower? Oh joy!” - Richelle E. Goodrich

88. “Closing your eyes won't make the awfulness go away. It may be that nothing will. But dwelling on it, dreading the evil, playing out the misery in your head - doesn't this feed the monster? You can't close your eyes to life, but you can choose where your gaze lingers.” - Richelle E. Goodrich

89. “Knowing the path to follow doesn't make it a breeze to step along. If every desire were only a skip, hop, and a jump away, we'd all have arrived.” - Richelle E. Goodrich

90. “When words can't make it better, hold my hand and don't let go.” - Richelle E. Goodrich

91. “Nothing in this world compares to the comfort and security of having someone just hold your hand.” - Richelle E. Goodrich

92. “God didn’t design your life so you would constantly fall down, but he does hope that you will be brought to your knees.” - Shannon L. Alder

93. “This thing that troubles you is only one small part of your life. Don't allow it to be all-consuming when there's so much more to embrace.” - Richelle E. Goodrich