Adversity Quotes

Experience may be hard but we claim its gifts because they are real, even though our feet bleed on its stones.

True peace consists in not separating ourselves from the will of God.

Many who seem to be struggling with adversity are happy; many, amid great affluence, are utterly miserable.

Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.

Our most significant opportunities will be found in times of greatest difficulty.

Success in the affairs of life often serves to hide one's abilities, whereas adversity frequently gives one an opportunity to discover them.

True hope dwells on the possible, even when life seems to be a plot written by someone who wants to see how much adversity we can overcome.

Prosperity is apt to prevent us from examining our conduct; but adversity leads us to think properly of our state, and so is beneficial to us.

That loss was to breed an independence, a toughness of spirit, and an awareness of adversity and discipline that have never left me,.

In times of stress, be bold and valiant.

A mother is the truest friend we have when trials, heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity.

There are two things that one must get used to or one will find life unendurable: the damages of time and injustices of men.

Don't be afraid of a little opposition. Remember that the 'Kite' of success generally rises AGAINST the wind of Adversity, not with it.

It's a shallow life that doesn't give a person a few scars.

Adversity tests the sincerity of friends

If there be light, then there is darkness; if cold, heat; if height, depth; if solid, fluid; if hard, soft; if rough, smooth; if calm, tempest; if prosperity, adversity; if life, death.

It is often in the trial of adversity that we learn those most critical lessons that form our character and shape our destiny.

We sometimes need adversity to fathom our true depths.

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity is a greater. Possession pampers the mind; privation trains and strengthens it.

Life, in all its uniqueness, would not be life without the negatives and the positives.

I never feel more alive than when I'm in great pain, struggling against insurmountable odds and untold adversity. Hardship? Suffering? Bring it!

In every kind of adversity, the bitterest part of a man's affliction is to remember that he once was happy.

Comfort and prosperity have never enriched the world as much as adversity has.

If we are forced, at every hour, to watch or listen to horrible events, this constant stream of ghastly impressions will deprive even the most delicate among us of all respect for humanity.

Human misery must somewhere have a stop; there is no wind that always blows a storm.

Individually and collectively, Cherokee people possess an extraordinary ability to face down adversity and continue moving forward.

The Fates guide the person who accepts them and hinder the person who resists them.

Much of your pain is self-chosen.

I believe that if ever I had to practice cannibalism, I might manage if there were enough tarragon around.

Everything now will prepare you for the next step. Don't run from adversity; lean into it with all your heart and God will make you a leader worth following.

Remember the goodness of God in the frost of adversity.

A happy life consists not in the absence, but in the mastery of hardships.

Prosperity provideth, but adversity proveth friends.

We can stand affliction better than we can prosperity, for in prosperity we forget God.

Each misfortune you encounter will carry in it the seed of tomorrow's good luck.

With every adversity and trial comes the opportunity to grow stronger and learn from your circumstance.

Love shows itself more in adversity than in prosperity; as light does, which shines most where the place is darkest.

Adversity is preparation for greatness.

If you have a strong belief in yourself, in what you are doing and what you want to do, no adversity is too difficult to overcome.

In the face of adversity, hope often comes in the form of a friend who reaches out to us.

There is no obstacle in the path of young people who are poor or members of minority groups that hard work and preparation cannot cure.

People and nations are forged in the fires of adversity.

It may here be justly said, that genuine morality is preserved only in the school of adversity, and a state of continuous prosperity may easily prove a quicksand to virtue.

Morality begins at the point of a gun.

Through tattered clothes, small vices do appear. Robes and furred gowns hide all.

Adversity is a great teacher, but this teacher makes us pay dearly for its instruction; and often the profit we derive, is not worth the price we paid.

There's a bit of magic in everything, and some loss to even things out.

Do not let adversity break you. Think of it as a learning experience that will make you stronger.

Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless.

The will must be stronger than the skill.