Adversity Quote by Confucius

This is the mark of a really admirable man: steadfastness in the face of trouble.

— Ludwig van Beethoven

Often, what allows someone to behave heroically in dire circumstances is unpalatable in day-to-day life.

— Nic Pizzolatto

Concepts of integrity and heroism and honor are still important to the world today. Some people behave well, and some people behave badly.

— Oliver Stone

One who is unassuming in dealing with people exhibits his arrogance all the more strongly in dealing with things (city, state, society, age, mankind).…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

“Someone who is being gracious, kind, and passionate is more likely to achieve what they want in life than someone who is being petty,…

— Susan C. Young

“Even in adversity, nobility shines through, when a man endures repeated and severe misfortune with patience, not owing to insensibility but from generosity and…

— Aristotle

“When occasions present themselves in which the interests of the people are at variance with their inclinations, it is the duty of the persons…

— Alexander Hamilton

“Honor sometimes means doing something very unwise. Behaving like an idiot is better than dishonor. To this day I blush for having chosen sensible…

— Amélie Nothomb

“Heroes are men who admit to being difficult to live with, who demand extremely high standards in every aspect of their lives, who are…

— Robyn Donald

There are normal times when it is wholly admirable to be steadfast, resolute, unconflicted, and therefore when integrity is unmistakenly a virtue. The person…

— Simon Blackburn

“An inexhaustible capacity to engage in sin is what makes human beings capable of living a virtuous life. To err is human; to seek…

— Kilroy J. Oldster

Some persons are likeable in spite of their unswerving integrity.

— Don Marquis