Adversity Quotes
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As days lengthen into weeks and months and even years of adversity, the hurt grows deeper. The Church cannot hope to save a man on Sunday if during the week it is a complacent witness to the crucifixion of his soul.
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If the lives of men were relieved of all need, hardship and adversity; if everything they took in hand were successful, they would be so swollen with arrogance that, though they might not burst, they would present the spectacle of unbridled folly-nay, they would go mad. And I may say, further, that a certain amount of care or pain or trouble is necessary for every man at all times. A ship without ballast is unstable and will not go straight.
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Humanity either makes, or breeds, or tolerates all its afflictions.
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There are two things that one must get used to or one will find life unendurable: the damages of time and injustices of men.
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True strength is shown by the person who remains humble, quiet, & positive throughout all adversity and maintains their path towards success.
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Fire proves gold, adversity proves men.
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The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all.
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Failure is inherent in the game. So if you don't respond well to adversity, you're probably not going to have a long career.
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Prosperity getteth friends, but adversity trieth them.
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Rejoicing refers to moderation of spirit when the mind keeps itself in calmness under adversity and does not give indulgence to grief. Constant praying is the way of 'rejoicing perpetually', for by this means we ask from God alleviation in connection with all our distresses.
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We always want to see people strive and see the human spirit triumph against adversity. That's what it's all about because that's what we're doing. We're trying to triumph in our lives.
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Adversity is the mother of progress.
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In adversity keep motivated, for often the best comes from difficulty.
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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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As they say on my own Cape Cod, a rising tide lifts all the boats. And a partnership, by definition, serves both partners, without domination or unfair advantage. Together we have been partners in adversity - let us also be partners in prosperity.
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Whenever we are going through adversity, we should be able to overcome it, that's what kind of team we should be moving forward.
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Tough guys toughen up when faced with adversity. So he flexes his gag reflex and steps inside.
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So use prosperity, that adversity may not abuse thee: if in the one, security admits no fears, in the other, despair will afford no hopes; he that in prosperity can foretell a danger can in adversity foresee deliverance.
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It's a tough loss. We've been through a lot of adversity all season long. We've been able to bounce back and come back.
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God's way of dealing with us is to throw us into situations over our depth, then supply us with the necessary ability to swim.
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Every failure, every adversity, every heartache may be a blessing in disguise providing it softens the animal portion of our nature.
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Our actions today will protect children from the adverse effects of exposure to pesticides commonly used on foods. The agency also is on schedule to meet all deadlines for ensuring safer pesticides use under the new Food Quality Protection Act.
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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.
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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!
