Motivational Quotes

Adversity

Some people bear three kinds of trouble -- the ones they've had, the ones they have, and the ones they expect to have.

- Hale, Edward Everett

Best Quotes about Adversity

Over every mountain there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley.

Rogers, James

The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it; and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character.

Scott, Sir Walter

The hardest struggle of all is to be something different from what the average man is.

Schwab, Charles M.

There could be no honor in a sure success, but much might be wrested from a sure defeat.

Lawrence, Thomas E.

A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune.

Horace

There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.

Mandino, Og

I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death.

Paine, Thomas

I used to hurt so badly that I'd ask God why, what have I done to deserve any of this? I feel now He was preparing me for this, for the future. That's the way I see it.

Jackson, Janet

The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.

Seneca

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Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way. And don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines.

Paige, Leroy ''Satchel''

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They sicken at the calm that know the storm.

Parker, Dorothy

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The battle of life is, in most cases, fought uphill; and to win it without a struggle were perhaps to win it without honor. If there were no difficulties there would be no success; if there were nothing to struggle for, there would be nothing to be achieved.

Smiles, Samuel

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Anytime you suffer a setback or disappointment, put your head down and plow ahead.

Brown, Les

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Constant success shows us but one side of the world; adversity brings out the reverse of the picture.

Colton, Charles Caleb

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When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.

Ash, Mary Kay

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We are always on the anvil; by trials God is shaping us for higher things.

Beecher, Henry Ward

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I had to pick myself up and get on with it, do it all over again, only even better this time.

Walton, Sam

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Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.

Tagore, Rabindranath

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Adversity causes some men to break, others to break records.

Ward, William A.

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I have often been downcast, but never in despair; I regard our hiding as a dangerous adventure, romantic and interesting at the same time. In my diary I treat all the privations as amusing. I have made up my mind now to lead a different life from other girls and, later on, different from ordinary housewives. My start has been so very full of interest, and that is the sole reason why I have to laugh at the humorous side of the most dangerous moments.

Frank, Anne

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The stars are constantly shining, but often we do not see them until the dark hours.

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We need tough days to drive us to our knees.

23.

The difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is how you use them

24.

They that sow in tears shall reap joy. [Psalms 126:5]

Bible

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As a rule, adversity reveals genius and prosperity hides it.

Horace

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One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.

Schweitzer, Albert

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To accuse others for one's own misfortunes is a sign of want of education. To accuse oneself shows that one's education has begun. To accuse neither oneself nor others shows that one's education is complete.

Epictetus

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It is odd but agitation or contest of any kind gives a rebound to my spirits and sets me up for a time.

Byron, Lord

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Cushion the painful effects of hard blows by keeping the enthusiasm going strong, even if doing so requires struggle.

Peale, Norman Vincent

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Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; adversity not without many comforts and hopes.

Bacon, Francis

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The reward of suffering is experience.

Aeschylus

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The worst thing that happens to you may be the best thing for you if you don't let it get the best of you.

Rogers, Will

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God left the world unfinished for man to work his skill upon. He left the electricity still in the cloud, the oil still in the earth. How often we look upon God as our last and feeblest resource! We go to Him because we have nowhere else to go. And then we learn that the storms of life have driven us, not upon the rocks, but into the desired haven.

Macdonald, George

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Things were bad but now they are OK.

Seymour, Harold J.

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Here is the rule to remember in the future, When anything tempts you to be bitter: not, This is a misfortune but To bear this worthily is good fortune.

Aurelius, Marcus

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Adversity draws men together and produces beauty and harmony in life's relationships, just as the cold of winter produces ice-flowers on the window-panes, which vanish with the warmth.

Kierkegaard, S°ren

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The proof of gold is fire...

Franklin, Benjamin

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Failure is success if we learn from it.

Forbes, Malcolm S.

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Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I'll show you someone who has overcome adversity.

Holtz, Lou

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Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

Seneca

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A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.

Saadi

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Had there been no difficulties and no thorns in the way, then man would have been in his primitive state and no progress made in civilization and mental culture.

Joshee, Anandabai

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I bring to my life a certain amount of mess.

Coppola, Francis Ford

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Adversities do not make a man frail. They show what sort of man he is.

Kempis, Thomas

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Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile I caught hell for it.

Warren, Earl

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Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together.