Adversity Quotes

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One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary. — Reinhold Niebuhr
Life is truly known only to those who suffer, lose, endure adversity and stumble from defeat to defeat. — Anais Nin
Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way. And don't pray when it rains if you… — Richard M. Nixon
One of the greatest gifts my father gave me - unintentionally - was witnessing the courage with which he bore adversity. We had a bit… — Ben Okri
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. — Thomas Paine
These are the times that try men's souls. — Thomas Paine
Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you. — Arnold Palmer
The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. — Dolly Parton
I don't like people who have never fallen or stumbled. Their virtue is lifeless and it isn't of much value. Life hasn't revealed its beauty… — Boris Pasternak
All life demands struggle. Those who have everything given to them become lazy, selfish, and insensitive to the real values of life. The very striving… — Pope Paul VI
Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have. — Norman Vincent Peale
The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism. — Norman Vincent Peale
Those who aim at great deeds must also suffer greatly. — Plutarch
Nothing is harder to direct than a man in prosperity; nothing more easily managed that one is adversity. — Plutarch
Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends. — Plutarch
Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity. — Elvis Presley
Turning pro is a mindset. If we are struggling with fear, self-sabotage, procrastination, self-doubt, etc., the problem is, we're thinking like amateurs. Amateurs don't show… — Steven Pressfield
Happiness is beneficial for the body, but it is grief that develops the powers of the mind. — Marcel Proust
The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to… — Pliny the Elder
Grief has limits, whereas apprehension has none. For we grieve only for what we know has happened, but we fear all that possibly may happen. — Pliny the Elder
Fasting is, first and foremost, an exercise for identifying and managing adversity in all its forms. With faith, in full conscience, fasting calls women and… — Tariq Ramadan
Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are. — Bernice Johnson Reagon
There's a bit of magic in everything, and some loss to even things out. — Lou Reed
Each Warrior wants to leave the mark of his will, his signature, on important acts he touches. This is not the voice of ego but… — Pat Riley

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