Adversity Quotes
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The whole duty of man is embraced in the two principles of abstinence and patience: temperance in prosperity, and patient courage in adversity.
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If you think about it, there are a lot of parallels between a sportsman's journey and the acting journey. You face so much adversity and disappointment, and you can work incredibly hard for a long time with very little results, and then, hopefully, something happens.
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The measure of human character is our reaction to dark times. No one can sidestep darkness. It is the throne upon which light sits. If a soul has not known sadness and struggle, there is no chance of overcoming, no cherishing the dawn.
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Through tattered clothes, small vices do appear. Robes and furred gowns hide all.
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I'm not fearful for myself, because I've seen adversity, and I can see it again. But I feel very upset and anguished when I see images of young lawyers beaten up.
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Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
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Building discipline, earning respect and overcoming adversity are all parts of a winning game plan. If you don't have a game plan, where are you going? When I'm talking about a game plan, I'm talking about how you go about being the best player you can be and how you go about being successful in life.
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To those out there who are suffering from cancer, facing adversity, I want you to know that your will to live can make all the difference in the world.
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We only truly discover who we really are in the face of tragedy and adversity, that being broken does not simply changes us, but reveals us!
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Having grown up in a segregated environment in the south I know what it's like to be stepped on, I know what it's like also to see some black hero do well in the face of adversity.
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Your real courage shows best in the hour of adversity.
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The good things of prosperity are to be wished; but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired.
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Past and to come, seems best; things present, worse.
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Be grateful for your challenges, setbacks, adversity and disappointments. Be grateful for your opportunity to overcome every single one, because doing so contributes to your growth & your ability to help others overcome theirs.
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Great leaders know that adversity produces the greatest opportunities in life.
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You learn from adversity more than anything because it allows you to see so much. It really allows you to see things in a different way.
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As the valley gives height to the mountain, so can sorrow give meaning to pleasure; as the well is the source of the fountain, deep adversity can be a treasure.
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Adversity makes strange bedfellows.
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Then imitate the action of the tiger; stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood.
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Most successful people can identify one minute, one moment, where their lives changed, and it usually occurred in times of adversity.
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Sweet are the uses of adversity
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Sweet are the uses of adversity which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, wears yet a precious jewel in his head.
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Adversity is the touchstone of character: it is not in success but in misfortune that hidden powers bear fruit.
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I think I'm very calm in adversity, always remaining calm, and I don't panic. I think that's the main thing.
