Adversity Quotes

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The rays of happiness, like those of light, are colorless when unbroken. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Success in the affairs of life often serves to hide one's abilities, whereas adversity frequently gives one an opportunity to discover them. — Horace
Placing one foot in front of the other, I've climbed to higher lengths. Reaching beyond my own limitations, to show my inner strength. No obstacle… — Robert M. Hensel
To every obstacle oppose patience, perseverance and soothing language. — Thomas Jefferson
In every adversity there lies the seed of an equivalent advantage. In every defeat is a lesson showing you how to win the victory next… — Robert Collier
Trouble is the common denominator of living. It is the great equalizer. — Ann Landers
Adversity is, to me at least, a tonic and a bracer. — Walter Scott
Every burden is a blessing. — Robert H. Schuller
Through tattered clothes, small vices do appear. Robes and furred gowns hide all. — William Shakespeare
It would not be better if things happened to men just as they wish — Heraclitus
As a rule, adversity reveals genius and prosperity hides it — Horace
The reward of suffering is experience — Aeschylus
Affliction comes to us all, not to make us sad, but sober; not to make us sorry, but to make us wise; not to make… — Henry Ward Beecher
Tribulation will not hurt you, unless as it too often does; it hardens you and makes you sour, narrow and skeptical — Edwin Hubbel Chapin
If I had to select one quality, one personal characteristic that I regard as being most highly correlated with success, whatever the field, I would… — Richard DeVos
A preoccupation with the future not only prevents us from seeing the present as it is but often prompts us to rearrange the past. — Eric Hoffer
We can no longer afford to spend major time on minor things than spend minor time on major things. — Jim Rohn
People never fail to amaze me. They face the unimaginable with a shot of grace and a rush of adrenaline; they steel their nerves; they… — Oprah Winfrey
Ive learned that everything happens for a reason, the yogi Krishnan told him. Every event has a why and all adversity teaches us a lesson...… — Robin Sharma
Not every bad break is negative in the long term; not every problem is a bona fide injustice; and not every injustice is major when… — Robert Ringer

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