Adversity Quotes

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I write about adversity, I praise adversity, not to be pessimistic, but rather to strengthen myself. The more familiar that you are with it, the… — Criss Jami
Patience is necessary in this life because so much of life is fraught with adversity. No matter how hard we try, our lives will never… — Thomas a Kempis
Misfortune wandering the same track lights now upon one and now upon another. — Aeschylus
Adversity reminds men of religion. — Unknown Author
I am a quiet man who grows through adversity. — Jose Maria Aznar
I'm a dogged person. I respond to adversity with a steely resistance. — Jennifer Egan
I don't think we live in those times when great art comes out of great adversity. — Noel Gallagher
Our lives are full of separations that shake us up, force us to attend to our emotional selves and to learn new ways of being… — Susan L. Taylor
A lot of people think I had such a rosy career, but I wanted to identify that one of the things that helps you have… — Cal Ripken, Jr.
The pressure of adversity is the most powerful sustainer of accountability. It's as though everything you do is multiplied by 50 in order to surpass… — Criss Jami
To me, obstacles in life build character. You have to be able to overcome adversity in order to succeed and appreciate the simple things life… — Elliott Yamin
When you cast away all your greed and fixation in adversity, you can find unexpected strength. — Momofuku Ando
When you see evil do not form ideas that are in the likeness of that evil; do not think of the evil as bad, but… — Christian D. Larson
The only incurable troubles of the rich are the troubles that money can't cure, Which is a kind of trouble that is even more troublesome… — Ogden Nash
The notion that artists flourish upon adversity and misunderstanding, that they are able to function to the utmost in an atmosphere of indifference or hostility… — H. L. Mencken
God does not always punish a nation by sending it adversity. More often He gives the oppressors their hearts' desire, and sends leanness withal into… — William Ralph Inge
Do not try to find a place free from temptations and troubles. Rather, seek a peace that endures even when you are beset by various… — Thomas a Kempis
Never complain about your troubles; they are responsible for more than half of your income. — Robert Updegraff
We fail to see the purifying and refining effect wrought by the flames of adversity. These flames are not meant to consume but only to… — A. Theodore Tuttle
Be grateful for your challenges, setbacks, adversity and disappointments. Be grateful for your opportunity to overcome every single one, because doing so contributes to your… — Hal Elrod
Most extraordinary success includes first having to overcome extraordinary adversity. See your challenges as opportunities to become better. — Hal Elrod
Remember that you will derive strength by reflecting that the saints yearn for you to join their ranks; desire to see you fight bravely, and… — Henry Suso
Adversity finds at last the man whom she has often passed by. — Seneca the Younger
He whom prosperity humbles, and adversity strengthens, is the true hero. — Josh Billings
In all distresses of our friends We first consult our private ends; While Nature, kindly bent to ease us, Points out some circumstance to please… — Jonathan Swift

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