Adversity Quote by George Washington

“Despair demands less of us, it’s more predictable, and in a sad way safer. Authentic hope requires clarity—seeing the troubles in this world—and imagination,…

— Rebecca Solnit

“It is not despair, for despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not. It is wisdom to…

— J.R.R. Tolkien

We have to go into the despair and go beyond it, by working and doing for somebody else, by using it for something else.

— Elie Wiesel

To those who can hear me, I say - do not despair. The misery that is now upon us is but the passing of…

— Charlie Chaplin

We always hope, and in all things it is better to hope than to despair.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

We need not despair even in our worst, for our failures are forgiven. The only fatal thing is to sit down content with anything…

— Anonymous

“Despair is the fuel of terrorism, and hope is the fuel of civilization, so we have to put more hope into the world than…

— Eddie Izzard

Despair is the greatest of our errors.

— Luc de Clapiers

Gloom and despondency have never defeated adversity. Trying times need courage and resilience. Our strength as a people is not tested during the best…

— Thabo Mbeki

Difficulties can be a valuable tool in our pursuit of perfection. Adversity need have no necessary connection with failure.

— Marvin J. Ashton

Coming out of the trance of denial is painful. But crises offer us opportunities to rethink our lives. The best thing about despair is…

— Mary Pipher

Despair exaggerates not only our misery but also our weakness.

— Luc de Clapiers