Adversity Quotes

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Kites rise highest against the wind - not with it. — Winston Churchill
We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself the means of inspiration and survival. — Winston Churchill
It is foolish to tear one's hair in grief, as though sorrow would be made less by baldness. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
We find comfort among those who agree with us - growth among those who don't. — Frank A. Clark
If you live long enough, you'll make mistakes. But if you learn from them, you'll be a better person. It's how you handle adversity, not… — William J. Clinton
Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th. — Julie Andrews
The conquering of adversity produces strength of character, forges self-confidence, engenders self-respect, and assures success in righteous endeavor. — Richard G. Scott
One time or another we all face adversity's chilling wind. One man flees from it, and like an unresisting kite falls to the ground. Another… — David O. McKay
Adversity will surface in every life. How we meet it makes the difference. — Marvin J. Ashton
Men often bear little grievances with less courage than they do large misfortunes. — Aesop
Strong men greet war, tempest, hard times. They wish, as Pindar said, to tread the floors of hell, with necessities as hard as iron. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Common and vulgar people ascribe all ills that they feel to others; people of little wisdom ascribe to themselves; people of much wisdom, to no… — Epictetus
Aromatic plants bestow no spicy fragrance while they grow; but crush'd or trodden to the ground, diffuse their balmy sweets around. — Oliver Goldsmith
Greater dooms win greater destinies. — Heraclitus
No man is more unhappy than the one who is never in adversity; the greatest affliction of life is never to be afflicted. — Victor Hugo
With man, most of his misfortunes are occasioned by man. — Pliny the Elder
We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right. — Seneca the Younger
Light troubles speak; the weighty are struck dumb. — Seneca the Younger
The courage to face the trials and to bring a whole new body of possibilities into the field of interpreted experience for other people to… — Joseph Campbell
Misfortune can force you into doing things you should be doing anyway. Lessons come from adversity. Anything can happen to anyone... You can find a… — Christopher Reeve

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