Adversity and strength Quote by Dag Hammarskjold

It's the easiest thing in the world for a man to deceive himself.

— Benjamin Franklin

When you look fear in the face, you are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this horror. I can take the next…

— Eleanor Roosevelt

People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life.

— Leonardo da Vinci

Depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves.

— Leonardo da Vinci

I learned there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some from behind.

— Dr. Seuss

An Airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.

— Henry Ford

Who would have thought it would be possible to run across Canada on one leg, eh? I wanted to try the impossible and show…

— Terry Fox

“It's heaven to know that it's still possible to run, though she doesn't know what she's running from.”

— Gregory Maguire

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity is a greater. Possession pampers the mind; privation trains and strengthens it.

— William Hazlitt

Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.

— Winston Churchill

“In the face of relentless challenges that test the very core of human strength, I’ve emerged, not unscathed, but enduring. Each day I choose…

— Jonathan Harnisch

“Some people appear to thrive after trauma. Loss emboldens them, they form great ambitions and stride forward as if nothing, now, could hurt them.…

— Catriona Menzies-Pike