Herodotus Quotes
Adversity has the effect of drawing out strength and qualities of a man that would have laid dormant in its absence.
Herodotus
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I believe in unconditional love and equality. Jesus Christ exemplified these qualities.
Jack Canfield
Every great man, every successful man, no matter what the field of endeavor, has known the magic that lies in these words: every adversity has the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit.
W. Clement Stone
For a lot of people, Superman is and has always been America's hero. He stands for what we believe is the best within us: limitless strength tempered by compassion, that can bear adversity and emerge stronger on the other side. He stands for what we all feel we would like to be able to stand for, when standing is hardest.
J. Michael Straczynski
Memory tempers prosperity, mitigates adversity, controls youth, and delights old age.
Lactantius
We Germans should know that we're good at constructing cars, and we have a lot of good qualities. But we're not the funniest.
Daniel Bruhl
There is in every 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.
Washington Irving
Yes, I did shatter my leg, and it really changed my life, in a way. It wasn't much fun, but it did open me up, and as we all know intuitively, adversity can develop resources.
Dan Millman
Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters.
Victor Hugo
Numerous have been the manifestations of God's providence in sustaining us. In the gloomy period of adversity, we have had 'our cloud by day and pillar of fire by night.' We have been reduced to distress, and the arm of Omnipotence has raised us up.
Samuel Adams
Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful.
Zig Ziglar
How you deal with adversity says a lot about the kind of players you've got and the kind of team we've got.
Aaron Rodgers
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.
Malcolm X