Adversity Quotes

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We can stand affliction better than we can prosperity, for in prosperity we forget God. — Dwight L. Moody
You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you. — Mary Tyler Moore
Adversity isn't an obstacle that we need to get around in order to resume living our life. It's part of our life. — Aimee Mullins
A certain amount of opposition is a great help to a man. Kites rise against, not with, the wind. — Lewis Mumford
I have definitely gone through my ups and downs and faced my adversity and my nay-sayers, but managed to do all right. It is a… — Steve Nash
One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary. — Reinhold Niebuhr
Life is truly known only to those who suffer, lose, endure adversity and stumble from defeat to defeat. — Anais Nin
Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way. And don't pray when it rains if you… — Richard M. Nixon
One of the greatest gifts my father gave me - unintentionally - was witnessing the courage with which he bore adversity. We had a bit… — Ben Okri
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. — Thomas Paine
These are the times that try men's souls. — Thomas Paine
Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you. — Arnold Palmer
The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. — Dolly Parton
I don't like people who have never fallen or stumbled. Their virtue is lifeless and it isn't of much value. Life hasn't revealed its beauty… — Boris Pasternak
All life demands struggle. Those who have everything given to them become lazy, selfish, and insensitive to the real values of life. The very striving… — Pope Paul VI
Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have. — Norman Vincent Peale
The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism. — Norman Vincent Peale
Those who aim at great deeds must also suffer greatly. — Plutarch
Nothing is harder to direct than a man in prosperity; nothing more easily managed that one is adversity. — Plutarch

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