Adversity Quotes

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Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant. — Horace
You will never truly know yourself or the strength of your relationships until both have been tested by adversity. — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity is a greater. Possession pampers the mind; privation trains and strengthens it. — William Hazlitt
The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity. — Seneca the Younger
He knows not his own strength who hath not met adversity. — William Samuel Johnson
Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war. — Seneca the Younger
Adversity is the trial of principle. Without it, a man hardly knows whether he is honest or not. — Henry Fielding
Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it. — Horace
Remember that adversity presents us with numerous possibilities for success, if we are just willing to see them. — Lou Holtz
The experienced mountain climber is not intimidated by a mountain - he is inspired by it. The persistent winner is not discouraged by a problem--he… — William Arthur Ward
In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends. — John Churton Collins
In prosperity prepare for a change; in adversity hope for one. — James Burgh
For in all adversity of fortune the worst sort of misery is to have been happy. — Boethius
Seeds of faith are always within us; sometimes it takes a crisis to nourish and encourage their growth. — Susan L. Taylor
You fight dandelions all weekend, and late Monday afternoon there they are, pert as all get out, in full and gorgeous bloom, pretty as can… — Hal Borland
~My instinct is to protect my children from pain. But adversity is often the thing that gives us character and backbone. It's always been a… — Nicole Kidman
It was the time when they loved each other best, without hurry or excess, when both were most conscious of and grateful for their incredible… — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Tshe suffering of adversity does not degrade you but exalts you. Human tribulation teaches you; it does not destroy you. The more we are afflicted… — Isidore of Seville
It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live bravely and present a brave front to adversity — Horace
In adversity, remember to keep an even mind. — Horace

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