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Hardship Quotes

"Hardship makes the world obscure."

"Hardship makes the world obscure."

Don DeLillo, American Novelist

Hardship, World

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"Terrible times breed terrible things, my lord."

"Terrible times breed terrible things, my lord."

George R. R. Martin, American Author

Hardship, Tragedy, Suffering, War, Time

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"The hardship of living in a refugee camp made me psychologically strong."

"The hardship of living in a refugee camp made me psychologically strong."

Philip Emeagwali, Nigerian Scientist

Hardship, Living

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"Ignorance leads to low income."

"Ignorance leads to low income."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Hardship, Ignorance, Income, Poverty, Knowledge

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"The good times were over. Nobody gave a shit and nobody had any money and if they had any, they kept it."

"The good times were over. Nobody gave a shit and nobody had any money and if they had any, they kept it."

Charles Bukowski, American Author

Hardship, Poverty, Reality, Life

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"Bad and worse and worst makes a beggar's choice."

"Bad and worse and worst makes a beggar's choice."

George R. R. Martin, American Author

Hardship, Choice, Poverty, Desperation, Decision

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"Few great things are achieved effortlessly."

"Few great things are achieved effortlessly."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Hardship, Greatness, Effort, Success, Determination

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"Not the comfort, but the confrontation and hardship, is the teacher of a great life."

"Not the comfort, but the confrontation and hardship, is the teacher of a great life."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Hardship, Comfort, Confrontation, Life

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"Poverty is a force that pulls down the head of the people."

"Poverty is a force that pulls down the head of the people."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Hardship, Poverty, Force, Impact, Struggles

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"The poor and the busy have no leisure for sentimental sorrow."

"The poor and the busy have no leisure for sentimental sorrow."

Samuel Johnson, English Author

Hardship, Poverty, Busyness, Sorrow, Sentiment

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"There is nothing worse than being broke and having your woman leave you. Nothing to drink, no job,just the walls, sitting there staring at the walls and thinking. That's how women got back at you, but it hurt and weakened them too. Or so I like to believe."

"There is nothing worse than being broke and having your woman leave you. Nothing to drink, no job,just the walls, sitting there staring at the walls and thinking. That's how women got back at you, but it hurt and weakened them too. Or so I like to believe."

Charles Bukowski, American Author

Hardship, Poverty, Heartbreak, Sadness, Loss

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"However, with a gut full of heroin, it's hard to be an optimist."

"However, with a gut full of heroin, it's hard to be an optimist."

S. A. Tawks, British Author

Hardship, Addiction, Optimism, Struggle, Mental Health

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"The food we were given was no more than eatable, but the patron was not mean about drink; he allowed us two litres of wine a day each, knowing that if a plongeur is not given two litres he will steal three."

"The food we were given was no more than eatable, but the patron was not mean about drink; he allowed us two litres of wine a day each, knowing that if a plongeur is not given two litres he will steal three."

George Orwell, British Author

Hardship, Survival, Resilience, Humor, Work

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"Where there is less pain, there is also less pay."

"Where there is less pain, there is also less pay."

Auliq Ice, Ugandan Economist

Hardship, Pain, Struggle, Values, Effort

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"By three in the afternoon, after one Bintang too many, I was absolutely smashed and feared that trying to stand may end badly."

"By three in the afternoon, after one Bintang too many, I was absolutely smashed and feared that trying to stand may end badly."

S. A. Tawks, British Author

Hardship, Alcohol, Failure, Fear, Consequence

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