There is no success without sacrifice. If you succeed without sacrifice it is because someone has suffered before you. If you sacrifice without success it is because someone will succeed after.
Adoniram JudsonRead
My prospects for life, though in a measure shaded with uncertainty, hardship and danger, are very animating and bright. My prospects for another life, blessed be God, are still brighter.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Despite facing challenges and uncertainties, there remains hope and brightness in life and beyond.
Adoniram Judson reflects on the duality of human existence, emphasizing that while life on earth may be fraught with difficulties and unknowns, there is an underlying sense of hope and vibrancy. Furthermore, he expresses an even greater optimism regarding the afterlife, suggesting that faith plays a crucial role in perceiving the world positively, despite its hardships.
Themes
HopeLifeFaithProspectsOptimism
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used during a motivational speech about perseverance in the face of adversity.
More from Adoniram Judson
All quotes βI am not tired of my work, neither am I tired of the world; yet, when Christ calls me home, I shall go with gladness.
Adoniram JudsonRead
God answers all true prayer, either in kind or in kindness.
Adoniram JudsonRead
If I had not felt certain that every additional trial was ordered by infinite love and mercy, I could not have survived my accumulated suffering.
Adoniram JudsonRead
I never realized what a great privilege it is to be able to use the voice for Christ until I was deprived of it.
Adoniram JudsonRead
The course that I have uniformly pursued, ever since I became a missionary, has been rather peculiar. In order to become an acceptable and eloquent preacher in a foreign language, I deliberately abjured my own. When I crossed the river, I burnt my ships.
Adoniram JudsonRead
Similar quotes
My entire concept of lifestyle is built on the foundation of my homes. There is no more important expression of this concept than that of my own personal living space.
Oscar De La RentaRead
Maybe I was great in the ring, but outside of boxing, I'm just a brother like other people. I want to live a good life, serve God, help everybody I can. And one more thing. I'm still gonna find out who stole my bike when I was 12 years old in Louisville and I'm gonna whup him. That was a good bike.
Muhammad AliRead
Sometimes I wish I could go back in time, sit down with myself and explain that things were going to be okay, that everybody loses ground sometimes and it doesnβt mean anything. Itβs the way life works. This is hard to understand in the moment. You get to thinking about the girl who rejected you, the job you got fired from, the test you failed, and you lose sight of the big picture β the fact that life has a beautiful way of remaking itself every few weeks.
Donald MillerRead
It may sound funny, but I love the South. I don't choose to live anywhere else. There's land here, where a man can raise cattle, and I'm going to do it some day. There are lakes where a man can sink a hook and fight the bass. There is room here for my children to play and grow, and become good citizens-if the white man will let them.
Medgar EversRead
In this ocean of hours I'm all the time drinking.
Bob DylanRead
Your life is meant to be an epic story. How you think, perform and live today is part of that script.
Robin SharmaRead