Adversity Quotes

1383 Adversity quotes by 792 unique authors

Learning to forgive is much more useful than merely picking up a stone and throwing it at the object of one's anger, the more so… — Dalai Lama
I never knew any man in my life who could not bear another's misfortunes perfectly like a Christian. — Alexander Pope
Disaster appears, to crush one man now, but afterward another. — Euripides
The testing of good and bad is in order that the gold may boil and bring the scum to the top. — Unknown Author
Public calamity is a mighty leveller. — Edmund Burke
If the roof caves in and the tenants are sitting in the debris, they will laugh like hell. They will endure any hardship as long… — Harry Golden
It is easy to recollect the good things of life, the times when one's heart rejoices and expands, when everything is enfolded in kindness and… — Oliver Sacks
Only entropy comes easy. — Anton Chekhov
Afflictions are the steps to heaven. — Elizabeth Ann Seton
Mankind apparently find it easier to drive away adversity than to retain prosperity. — Thucydides
If there is a possibility of several things going wrong, the one that will cause the most damage will be the one to go wrong. — Arthur Bloch
When working on a project, if you put away a tool that you're certain you're finished with, you will need it instantly. — Arthur Bloch
The Republic needed to be passed through chastening, purifying fires of adversity and suffering: so these came and did their work and the verdure of… — Horace Greeley
They say that if you get bored enough with calamity you can learn to laugh. — Lawrence Durrell
The ultimate test of a nation's character is not how it responds to adversity in war but how it meets the challenge of peace. — Richard M. Nixon
Under adversity, under oppression, the words begin to fail, the easy words begin to fail. In order to convey things accurately, the human being is… — Rita Dove
Robert Kennedy identified with people, not data, or institutions, or theories. Poverty was a specific black face for him, not a manila folder full of… — Jack Newfield
What really grabs me is when a reader writes to express her personal story and how a book helped her situation, or her acceptance of… — Lurlene McDaniel
In times of adversity - for the country we love - Maryland always chooses to move forward. Progress is a choice. Job creation is a… — Martin O'Malley
I tend to not discriminate when it comes to people I can learn from. Basically, if someone has built a meaningful business in software, technology… — Aaron Levie
Of course, losing my father was traumatic. I was an only child. But from the time my father died, my general theme in life has… — Thomas G. Stemberg
I learned to put 100 percent into what you're doing. I learned about setting goals for yourself, knowing where you want to be and taking… — Kristi Yamaguchi
Easily mistaken, it is not about a love for adversity, it is about knowing a strength and a faith so great that adversity, in all… — Criss Jami
A spiritually optimistic point of view holds that the universe is woven out of a fabric of love. Everything that is happening is ultimately for… — Joan Z. Borysenko
Protect your vision. Prevail over adversity. Persevere in the midst of turmoil. Passionately act upon your convictions. Purposely walk into the day. — Mary Anne Radmacher

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