Adversity Quotes

1383 Adversity quotes by 792 unique authors

Never forget that God tests his real friends more severely than the lukewarm ones. — Kathryn Hulme
If you have not clung to a broken piece of your old ship in the dark night of the soul, your faith may not have… — Rufus Jones
It appears that when life is broken by tragedy God shines through the breach. — George Arthur Buttrick
Does this mean we will always understand our challenges? Won't all of us, sometime, have reason to ask, 'O God, where art thou?' Yes! When… — Robert D. Hales
Those who have succeeded have also had the ability to overcome adversity, disappointment, and even tragedy in their lives. — LaVell Edwards
If we are right with the Lord, then, as we face adversity, we can be assured that we will be blessed with faith, strength, wisdom… — Ronald E. Poelman
The sharpest sting of adversity it borrows from our own impatience. — George Horne
Love is a fabric which never fades, no matter how often it is washed in the water of adversity and grief. — Robert Fulghum
Life didn't promise to be wonderful. — Teddy Pendergrass
Be calm and strong and patient. Meet failure and disappointment with courage. Rise superior to the trials of life, and never give in to hopelessness… — William Osler
Know how to win and how to lose and be able to handle adversity. — Tom Osborne
Many times I had to dig deep and perform. All of that adversity helped me and drove me to want to be the best. — Hayley Wickenheiser
The core of a soldier is moral discipline. It is intertwined with the discipline of physical and mental achievement. It motivates doing on your own… — William G. Bainbridge
And ye, who have met with Adversity's blast, And been bow'd to the earth by its fury; To whom the Twelve Months, that have recently… — Thomas Hood
Being your best is not so much about overcoming the barriers other people place in front of you as it is about overcoming the barriers… — Kieren Perkins
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

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