Adversity Quotes

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Friendship makes prosperity more brilliant, and lightens adversity by dividing and sharing it. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
All I can do is to urge on you to regard friendship as the greatest thing in the world; for there is nothing which so… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
As years passed away I have formed the habit of looking back upon that former self as upon another person, the remembrance of whose emotions… — Simon Newcomb
If thou art willing to suffer no adversity, how wilt thou be the friend of Christ? — Thomas a Kempis
Adversity often produces an unexpected opportunity. Look for it ! Appreciate and utilize it! This is difficult to do if you're feeling sorry for yourself… — John Wooden
It was the transcendent fortitude and steadfastness of these men who in adversity and in suffering through the darkest hour of our history held faithful… — Herbert Hoover
Live as brave men and face adversity with stout hearts. — Horace
It is the character of a brave and resolute man not to be ruffled by adversity and not to desert his post. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
In all adversities there is always in its depth, a treasure of spiritual blessings secretly hidden. — Chinmayananda Saraswati
Where victims see adversity, extreme achievers see opportunity. — Robin Sharma
Adversity often activates a strength we did not know we had. — Joan Walsh Anglund
Disability is not a 'brave struggle' or 'courage in the face of adversity'...Disability is an art. it's an ingenious way to live. — Neil Marcus
Winning takes character. Workers get the most out of themselves. When a body has limited talent, it must muster all its resources of character to… — Pete Carril
You don't just deal with adversity. You use it to propel you forward. — Erik Weihenmayer
Often times God demonstrates His faithfulness in adversity by providing for us what we need to survive. He does not change our painful circumstances. He… — Charles Stanley
Prosperity seems to be scarcely safe, unless it be mixed with a little adversity. — Hosea Ballou
It is often better to be restricted to necessity than unconfined in the measure of our desires: prosperity destroys more individuals than adversity ruins. — Norm MacDonald
A weak mind sinks under prosperity, as well as under adversity. — Julius Charles Hare
You're going through college, and you're going to be faced with a lot of things. You're going to face adversity, the main thing is don't… — Unknown Author
Never let life's hardships disturb you. No one can avoid problems, not even saints or sages. — Nichiren

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