Quotes About Hard Times Novels & Stories

Hindi mo kasalanang maging mahirap, pero kasalanan mo na 'yon kapag namatay kang mahirap"?" "Isa sa mga katotohanang hindi mababago sa mundo ay ang pagkakar'on ng mahirap at mayaman. Kahit saang bansa ka man tumingin ay makakakita ka ng mahirap. Minsan ay nasa namamahala ang mali, pero minsan ay nasa mga tao na."

One of the most challenging difficulties we might face in life is realizing how little time we frequently have to spend in some of life's greatest moments. It's at times like this that you wish your train was delayed, or that his grin might last just a little longer, or that he would reconsider going after all.

I just hope I'll still be able to get the consolation prize, so I can supplement my grandma's medicine. It's difficult if you're financially unstable. You had to go through a lot of hardships before you get the money you needed, and you can't even buy those stuffs you wanted. And the only purpose you'll see, is to survive. To survive for your everyday life and nothing else. If you feel like resting, you always have this mindset that your time will be wasted. And that's how my life going. It's so difficult. It's so unfair.

Ang mga ilog ay malinaw pa rin, ang mga bukirin ay luntiang-lunti, at ang mga tao ay namumuhay nang payapa nang may katiyakan. “Ang tunay na katatagan,” wika ko sa kanila, “ay hindi ang kawalan ng pagsubok, kundi ang kakayahang bumangon at manatiling matuwid sa kabila ng lahat ng pagbabago. Ang mga panahon ng ginhawa at kahirapan ay dumarating at lumilipas, ngunit hangga’t hawak natin ang katotohanang ang lahat ay magkakaugnay, mananatiling matibay ang ating pundasyon.”

"That's why you're working hard to buy this?" "Exactly." His eyes became soft as he said, "That's something new to me... actually. I was born in a household where I could easily get and find what I wanted. That's why I admire hard working people because they exert more effort to achieve something." "And when you said that there's no such thing as a perfect family... I felt that," his voice trembled a bit when he spoke. "Money makes things convenient to people and I won't lie that money has never given me happiness before... but for some reason, I seek more. More meaningful things. Things that last and don't fade overtime. Those things... are the hardest to find in the life I've grown up to."

Ngumiti si Harvey York at sinabi, "Nakakatuwa ka. Gold-digger ka nang walang pag-intindi." "Mabait akong binibigyan kita ng payo. Hindi angkop ang industriyang ito para sa iyo. Kung nagkakaproblema ka isang araw at nabugbog ka hanggang sa mamatay, walang magliligtas sa iyo. Kung tutuusin, sa mata ng mga mayayamang ito, mas masahol ka pa sa aso."

Pinikit ko na ang aking mga mata, baka pagod lang ako kakaisip sa mga bagay na hindi ko naman dapat pinoproblema. "Hindi mo naman kasalanan na mahirap ka, eh, hindi din niya kasalanan na mayaman siya. Alam mo, love has no limits. So ano, hindi ka susuka pero susuko ka? Pfft! Dapat binabaligtad mo rin ang mga sinaunang kasabihan ng magulang mo...hindi mo kasalanan na nabuhay kang mahirap dahil mamamatay kang mayaman...gano'n dapat. Mindset ba?" Nanatiling nakapikit 'yong mga mata ko kahit ang totoo ay hindi ako makatulog. Maya-maya narinig kong may tinatawagan si jaq sa cellphone niya dahil sa messenger ring tone.

May mga mamamayan doon na naglalakad sa kalagitnaan ng malamig na panahon. May nakikita naman ako na nanlilimos at hindi ko mapigilan na maawa. Ngunit ano ang magagawa ko para sa kanila? Ang kahirapan ay may limit na solusyon, ngunit nakabase na rin ito sa mamamayan kung papanatilihin nila ang buhay nila sa kahirapan o magpupursige silang umunlad. Poverty can never be relied on someone else. Dapat magpursige ka, dahil hindi ka uunlad kung wala ka naman gagawin.

The people who have gone through struggles, pain, deprivation, loneliness are the most beautiful people in the world. The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, to love and to be greater than our suffering. Life is short, live it. Love is rare, grab it. Anger is bad, dump it. Fear is awful, face it. Memories are sweet, cherish it! Later that day... "Are they not tired, Uncle Lewis?" kalabit at tanong ni Baby Theo sa binata. "Who?" balik-tanong niya dahil wala naman siyang idea kung sino-sino ang tinutukoy nitong "they".