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.

Mahina nyang bulong. Tumulo ang luha ni Gramps. Kung pwede lang sana... kung pwede lang na h'wag muna, kung pwede lang na ihinto ang oras at araw ay gagawin ng matanda. Ngunit kahit gaano karami ang pera at kahit gaano kayaman ang Isang tao. Ito ang mga bagay na hindi natin kayang bilhin gamit ang kayamanan. Kaya kailangan nating mabuhay, hindi mabuhay na humihinga lang at pinapanood ang araw na lumipas. Kundi mabuhay dahil life is meant to live. Not for us to suffer. Let's live our life to the fullest. Kumawala si Carmela sa pagkakayakap.

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.”

“Time is free, but it’s priceless. You can’t own it, but you can use it. You can’t keep it, but you can spend it. Once you’ve lost it, you can never get it back.” — Harvey MacKay "Hello... is anyone here?" "Can someone hear me?"

"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."

"Sebastian, hindi mo kasalanan kung pinanganak kang mahirap, kasalanan mo na kung mamatay kang mahirap ng hindi nagsisikap!" Napakagandang payo, tsaka ko na lang nalaman na gamit na masyado ang kasabihan na 'yon ng mga mahihirap. Minsan nagtatampo na rin ako sa mga alaga nitong manok ni tatay eh, kumpleto lahat! Mala pagkain, vitamins, shampoo at conditioner! May sarili pang bahay...'yong pera niya sa pamamasada parang napupunta lang sa mga tunay niyang anak na manok! Mas matindi pa pala 'to sa kabit at anak sa labas!

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".