Adversity Quotes

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Many who seem to be struggling with adversity are happy; many, amid great affluence, are utterly miserable. — Tacitus
We see many who are struggling against adversity who are happy, and more although abounding in wealth, who are wretched. — Tacitus
Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky. — Rabindranath Tagore
If you shut the door to all errors, truth will be shut out. — Rabindranath Tagore
You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it. — Margaret Thatcher
If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment. — Henry David Thoreau
When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the… — Henry David Thoreau
If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. — Harry S. Truman
I didn't care what, how much adversity life threw at me. I intended to get to the top. — Ted Turner
Drag your thoughts away from your troubles... by the ears, by the heels, or any other way you can manage it. — Mark Twain
By trying we can easily endure adversity. Another man's, I mean. — Mark Twain
I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds… — Leonardo da Vinci
Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes,… — Voltaire
Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records. — William Arthur Ward
Humanity either makes, or breeds, or tolerates all its afflictions. — William Arthur Ward
True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity, before it is entitled to the appellation. — George Washington
The way to succeed is to double your error rate. — Thomas J. Watson
Courage is being scared to death... and saddling up anyway. — John Wayne
Affliction comes to us, not to make us sad but sober; not to make us sorry but wise. — H.G. Wells
The only use of an obstacle is to be overcome. All that an obstacle does with brave men is, not to frighten them, but to… — Woodrow Wilson

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