Adversity Quotes
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Prosperity discovers vice, adversity discovers virtue.
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He knows not his own strength who hath not met adversity.
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It is... very helpful to think of adversity not so much as a threat to our peace of mind but rather as the very means by which patience is attained.
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Adversity shows whether we have friends, or only the shadows of friends.
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One of the greatest gifts my father gave me - unintentionally - was witnessing the courage with which he bore adversity.
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We have a lot of choice about whether to interpret something as adversity or as opportunity. I see in myself the tendency at times to make situations worse than they have to be because of my catastrophic interpretation.
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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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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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Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless.
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We talk about mental toughness all the time. That's the biggest thing good teams have, that they can overcome adversity.
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I try not to get too low. I fight adversity as hard as I can fight it, not to get too low. When good things happen, I don't really embrace it. I just say it's a lucky day.
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A wretched soul, bruised with adversity, We bid be quiet when we hear it cry; But were we burdened with light weight of pain, As much or more we should ourselves complain.
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I went to a good school, played sports; things came relatively easy for me. Whenever I would get faced with adversity, I would always go do something else.
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Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
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When we face seemingly insurmountable obstacles in the fulfillment of righteous responsibilities, we should remember that when we are involved in the work of the Lord, the obstacles before us are never as great as the power behind us. We should reach out and climb. Handholds will only be found by hands that are outstretched. Footholds are only for feet that are on the move.
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Do not be afraid of your difficulties.Do not wish you could be in other circumstances than you are. For when you have made the best of an adversity, it becomes the stepping stone to a splendid opportunity.
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In prosperity it is very easy to find a friend; but in adversity it is the most difficult of all things.
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Being a champion is not just being a frontrunner and being ahead, but it's facing adversity.
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It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live bravely and present a brave front to adversity
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Constant success shows us but one side of the world; adversity brings out the reverse of the picture.
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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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The greatest object in the universe, says a certain philosopher, is a good man struggling with adversity; yet there is still a greater, which is the good man who comes to relieve it.
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Most extraordinary success includes first having to overcome extraordinary adversity. See your challenges as opportunities to become better.
