Resignation Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old resignation quotes, resignation sayings, and resignation proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

Before the word 'resignation' became a euphemism for being fired, it connoted a sense of public integrity and personal honor. Bret Stephens
Resignation is the courage of Christian sorrow. Alexandre Vinet
What is resignation? It is putting God between one's self and one's grief. Madame Swetchine
What is called resignation is confirmed desperation. Henry David Thoreau
Resignation, perhaps the most stifling word in the language. Caitlin Thomas
Resignation is putting God between ourselves and our troubles. Anne Sophie Swetchine
A resignation is a grave act; never performed by a right minded man without forethought or with reserve. Salmon P. Chase
Obedience and resignation are our personal offerings upon the altar of duty. Hosea Ballou
Resignation is a daily suicide. Honoré de Balzac
Just as in the great moment of resignation one does not mediate but chooses, now the task is to gain proficiency in repeating the impassioned choice and, existing, to express it in existence. Soren Kierkegaard
Everyone has the revolver of resignation in his pocket. Ian Fleming
Resignation is a quality of the saintly souls. Hazrat Inayat Khan
A good supply of resignation is of the first importance in providing for the journey of life. Arthur Schopenhauer
Insecurity and resignation mingle with the hope for a better order. Gustav Heinemann
Resignation is the timid sign of courage. James Joyce
We learn resignation not by our own suffering, but by the suffering of others. W. Somerset Maugham
Resignation, not mystic, not detached, but resignation open-eyed, conscious, and informed by love, is the only one of our feelings for which it is impossible to become a sham. Joseph Conrad
True resignation, which always brings with it the confidence that unchangeable goodness will make even the disappointment of our hopes, and the contradictions of life, conducive to some benefit, casts a grave but tranquil light over the prospect of even a toilsome and troubled life. Wilhelm Von Humboldt
Resignation is what kills people. Once they've rejected resignation, humans gain the privilege of making humanity their footpath. Kohta Hirano
Humility and resignation are our prime virtues. John Dryden