Adversity Quotes

There is nothing the body suffers which the soul may not profit by.

When adversity strikes, that's when you have to be the most calm. Take a step back, stay strong, stay grounded and press on.

See that you are not suddenly saddened by the adversities of this world, for you do not know the good they bring, being ordained in the judgments of God for the everlasting joy of the elect.

Adversity makes me hungrier. I thrive on being able to make a way out of no way.

The pain of love is the pain of being alive. It is a perpetual wound.

Adversity toughens manhood, and the characteristic of the good or the great man is not that he has been exempt from the evils of life, but that he has surmounted them.

Those who have succeeded have also had the ability to overcome adversity, disappointment, and even tragedy in their lives.

The way we react to adversity can be a major factor in how happy and successful we can be in life.

The saints rejoiced at injuries and persecutions, because in forgiving them they had something to present to God when they prayed to Him.

Sometimes good comes through adversity. I would not be who I am today had it not been for the internment, and I like who I am.

It is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others.

True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity, before it is entitled to the appellation.

Every difficulty slurred over will be a ghost to disturb your repose later on.

No matter what sort of adversity or challenge you might face, you can always believe that, with hope, it can be conquered and, in the end, you will be stronger for it.

There is in every true woman's heart, a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity, but which kindles up and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity.

Many times I had to dig deep and perform. All of that adversity helped me and drove me to want to be the best.

The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived.

Sometimes your medicine bottle has on it, "shake well before using." That is what God has to do with some of His people. He has to shake them well before they are ever usable.

Great difficulties may be surmounted by patience and perseverance.

If you face life without confidence in your own powers, you succumb too easily to setbacks and adversity; you lack the will to persevere.

Behind every dark cloud there is an every-shining sun. Just wait. In time, the cloud will pass.

Take ones adversity Learn from their misfortune Learn from their pain Believe in something Believe in yourself Turn adversity into ambition Now blossom into wealth

Adversity is a call to action, and your freedom lies in taking the first step. Don't worry about the entire staircase, just take one step, and then tomorrow take another.

Through adversity we find our heroes.

In prosperity God is heard, and that is a blessing; but in adversity God is seen, and that is a greater blessing.

Adversity makes men remember God.

It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live bravely and present a brave front to adversity

Only entropy comes easy.

Firmness in enduring and exertion is a character I always wish to possess. I have always despised the whining yelp of complaint and cowardly resolve.

Adversity isn't an obstacle that we need to get around in order to resume living our life. It's part of our life.

As a lifelong practitioner of martial arts, I'm trained to remain calm in the face of adversity and danger.

It's not easy taking my problems one at a time when they refuse to get in line.

To be unable to bear an ill is itself a great ill.

Against criticism a man can neither protest nor defend himself; he must act in spite of it, and then it will gradually yield to him.

Our responsibility is not simply shielding those we care for from adversity but preparing them to meet it well.

Pursue your goals even in the face of difficulties, and convert adversities into opportunities.

To live is to war with trolls.

Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.

To have become a deeper man is the privilege of those who have suffered.

Problems are the price you pay for progress.

I do not walk away in the face of adversity and never have.

Happy is the man who can endure the highest and lowest fortune. He who has endured such vicissitudes with equanimity has deprived misfortune of its power.

The difference between men who succeed or fail is their ability to handle pressure.

But with man, — by Hercules! most of his misfortunes are occasioned by man.

Most successful people can identify one minute, one moment, where their lives changed, and it usually occurred in times of adversity.

Don't be disquieted in time of adversity. Be firm with dignity and self-reliant with vigor.

You should always want your coach to be critical. It gives you an opportunity to learn and to overcome adversity

God has given me the bread of adversity and the water of trouble.

Even in its darkest passages, the heart is unconquerable. It is important that the body survives, but it is more meaningful that the human spirit prevails.

The school of suffering never graduates any students, so ask God to teach to you the lessons He wants you to learn.