Adversity Quotes

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True friends visit us in prosperity only when invited, but in adversity they come without invitation. — Theophrastus
Adversity does teach who your real friends are. — Lois McMaster Bujold
Your persistence is, in fact, the true measure of your belief in yourself and your ability to succeed. Each time that you persist in the… — Brian Tracy
To achieve your dreams, you must embrace adversity and make failure a regular part of your life. If you're not failing, you're probably not really… — John C. Maxwell
People naturally tend toward inertia. That's why self improvement is such a struggle. But that's also why adversity lies at the heart of every success.… — John C. Maxwell
All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure. You can "already know for sure" things that could actually impede… — Mark Twain
We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right." "True happiness is ... to enjoy the present" "It is not because things… — Seneca the Younger
Though my natural instinct is to wish for a life free from pain, trouble, and adversity, I am learning to welcome anything that makes me… — Nancy Leigh DeMoss
Men grow tired of sleep, love, singing and dancing sooner than of war. — Homer
For a Christian to defy adversities is to "despise" chastisement. Instead of hardening himself to endure stoically, there should be a melting of the heart. — Arthur W. Pink
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

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