Character Quote by Jesse Jackson

Suffering produces Character, and Character produces Hope, and Hope does not disappoint us

— Jeremy Lin

Don't be discouraged, but know that suffering produces perseverance, perseverance brings character, and character brings hope, and this is a hope which will not…

— Jon Foreman

Suffering can serve us. Suffering tests our trust in God's promises. And we have a great interest in knowing the truth about our trust…

— Mark Dever

Suffering is actually at the heart of the Christian story.

— Timothy Keller

“Nowhere has God promised anyone, even His children, immunity from sorrow, suffering, and pain. This world is a “vale of tears,” and disappointment and…

— Billy Graham

“We also rejoice in our afflictions, because we know that affliction produces endurance, endurance produces proven character, and proven character produces hope." Romans 5:3-4.…

— Christian Love

Suffering is arguably God's choicest tool in shaping the character of Christ in us.

— Joni Eareckson Tada

Suffering shapes the life force, sometimes into anger, sometimes into blame and self-pity. Eventually it may show us the wisdom of embracing and loving…

— Rachel Naomi Remen

Suffering does not call into question the "big picture" of the Christian faith. It reminds us that we do not see the whole picture,…

— Alister E. McGrath

Suffering reveals to us the two things that ultimately matter: that we are weak but He is strong.

— Tullian Tchividjian

No pain that we suffer, no trial that we experience is wasted. All that we suffer and all that we endure, especially when we…

— Orson F. Whitney

Suffering makes a people greater, and we have suffered much. We had a message to give the world, but we were overwhelmed, and the…

— David Ben-Gurion