Adversity Quotes

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Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back upon himself. — Charles de Gaulle
A departure from principle in one instance becomes a precedent for a second; that second for a third; and so on, till the bulk of… — Thomas Jefferson
The tragedy of life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach. It isn't a calamity to… — Benjamin E. Mays
After hunger, a human's most important need is to know what is virtuous. — Unknown Author
Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before. — James Buckham Kennedy
The measure of a man is the way he bears up under misfortune. — Plutarch
All adverse and depressing influences can be overcome, not by fighting, by by rising above them. — Charles Caleb Colton
The one resolution, which was in my mind long before it took the form of a resolution, is the key-note of my life. It is… — Helen Keller
If there were no problems, most of us would be unemployed. — Zig Ziglar
The good things of prosperity are to be wished; but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired. — Seneca the Younger
Self-discipline is the ability to make yourself do something you don't necessarily want to do, to get a result you would really like to have. — Andy Andrews
Adversity gives birth to greatness. The greater the challenges and difficulties we face, the greater the opportunity we have to grow and develop as people.… — Daisaku Ikeda
Lots of times, our main problem isn't our problem. Our biggest problem is our perspective on our problem. — Steven Furtick
Sometimes in tragedy we find our life's purpose - the eye sheds a tear to find its focus. — Robert Breault
Diseases can be our spiritual flat tires - disruptions in our lives that seem to be disasters at the time but end by redirecting our… — Bernie Siegel
When life takes the wind out of your sails, it is to test you at the oars. — Robert Breault
Sometimes it's worse to win a fight than to lose. — Billie Holiday
The darkest hour has only sixty minutes. — Morris Mandel
Problems are the price you pay for progress. — Branch Rickey
When you're feeling your worst, that's when you get to know yourself the best. — Unknown Author

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