Adversity Quotes

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Not to be afflicted is a sign of weakness; for, therefore God imposeth no more on me, because He sees I can bear no more. — Joseph Hall
I will say this for adversity: people seem to be able to stand it, and that is more than I can say for prosperity. — Kin Hubbard
Gold is tried by fire, brave men by adversity. — Seneca the Younger
In the no-nonsense school of adversity, which we did not choose for ourselves, we are learning how to operate a labor union. — Cesar Chavez
By sticking it out through tough times, people emerge from adversity with a stronger sense of efficacy. — Albert Bandura
Everybody wants to talk about NBA players being selfish and arrogant and individuals. But what you saw today was a team bonding and facing adversity… — Kobe Bryant
We love playing together and we love adversity. You know, back-to-back, the two best teams in the East. — Steve Nash
The cat of the slums and alleys, starved, outcast, harried, still keeps amid the prowlings of its adversity the bold, free, panther-tread with which it… — Hector Hugh Munro
He that can heroically endure adversity will bear prosperity with equal greatest of the soul; for the mind that cannot be dejected by the former… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I've had a few setbacks in my life, but I never gave up. — Harry S. Truman
True friends visit us in prosperity only when invited, but in adversity they come without invitation. — Theophrastus
Adversity does teach who your real friends are. — Lois McMaster Bujold
Your persistence is, in fact, the true measure of your belief in yourself and your ability to succeed. Each time that you persist in the… — Brian Tracy
To achieve your dreams, you must embrace adversity and make failure a regular part of your life. If you're not failing, you're probably not really… — John C. Maxwell
People naturally tend toward inertia. That's why self improvement is such a struggle. But that's also why adversity lies at the heart of every success.… — John C. Maxwell
All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure. You can "already know for sure" things that could actually impede… — Mark Twain
We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right." "True happiness is ... to enjoy the present" "It is not because things… — Seneca the Younger
Though my natural instinct is to wish for a life free from pain, trouble, and adversity, I am learning to welcome anything that makes me… — Nancy Leigh DeMoss
Men grow tired of sleep, love, singing and dancing sooner than of war. — Homer
For a Christian to defy adversities is to "despise" chastisement. Instead of hardening himself to endure stoically, there should be a melting of the heart. — Arthur W. Pink

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