Adversity Quotes
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Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
Plutarch -
Many who seem to be struggling with adversity are happy; many, amid great affluence, are utterly miserable.
Tacitus
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Adversity has ever been considered the state in which a man most easily becomes acquainted with himself.
Samuel Johnson -
Times of stress are also times that are signals for growth and if we use adversity properly, we can grow through adversity.
Abraham J. Twerski -
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 -
I'm a plodder, one foot in front of the other. Life is all about understanding that anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. And it's your ability with how you deal with that adversity that ultimately affects your success.
Gary Johnson -
Grit your teeth and smile. In the face of adversity, go. They don't deserve you.
Christine Lagarde -
He who does not tire, tires adversity.
Martin Farquhar Tupper
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There's always going to be bumps in the road. There's always going to be this and that, adversity. You just overcome it. It's what I've done all my life.
Odell Beckham, Jr. -
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 -
Doing what is right in the face of adversity is not always easy or popular. Critics may assail you, but the critics don't always realize what they don't know or don't understand, because they don't have access to all the information.
John Ashcroft -
I know exactly what it is like to fight against the odds and to overcome adversity.
Karen Handel -
My mother persevered through much adversity because she possessed faith in God, self-respect, and an awareness of history; most especially, she was astute in Africa's significant contribution to world history. Sister Betty refused to live her life as a victim.
Ilyasah Shabazz -
Test a servant while in the discharge of his duty, a relative in difficulty, a friend in adversity, and a wife in misfortune.
Chanakya
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You have to handle adversity well. There are roadblocks you will have to fight through.
Zach LaVine -
In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider.
King Solomon -
There is in every true 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 -
The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca -
We don't develop courage by being happy every day. We develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.
Barbara De Angelis -
I try to find scripts of stories that kinda celebrate the human condition... let's talk about the tough world out there and the human spirit overcoming adversity.
Garry Marshall
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The common bond of humanity and decency that we share is stronger than any conflict, any adversity. Fighting for your convictions is important. But finding peace is paramount. Knowing when to fight and when to seek peace is wisdom. Ubuntu was right.
Wes Moore -
In adversity, there is opportunity. Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I'll show you someone who has overcome adversity. I've never known anybody to achieve anything without overcoming adversity. Adversity is another way to measure the greatness of individuals. I never had a crisis that didn't make me stronger.
Lou Holtz -
A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity 'til he has tasted adversity.
Saadi -
What defines someone as a 'man' should not be the clothes they wear or how deep their voice is. It should be the content of his character, his strength in the face of overwhelming adversity, and his ability to still love and help others when the world has turned its back on him.
Karamo Brown