Adversity Quote by Socrates

Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for.

— Socrates

Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for.

— Socrates

It is by overcoming obstacles that man develops those qualities he needs.

— P.D. Ouspensky

The pursuit of the difficult makes men strong

— George W. Romney

Men exist for each other. Then either improve them, or put up with them.

— Marcus Aurelius

Relish the challenge of overcoming difficulties that would crush ordinary men...learn to suffer.

— Mark Twight

Difficulty must be overcome before a man is elevated in Life.

— Ore Abayomi

Great men simplify great principles and make them easily intelligible to ordinary men

— Tunku Abdul Rahman

Be strong-be strong in the discipline of self. How many otherwise good men squander their strength and dissipate their will and literally destroy their…

— Gordon B. Hinckley

The lessons of great men and women are lost unless they reinforce upon our minds the highest demands which we make upon ourselves; they…

— Jane Addams

“Withdraw into yourself, as far as you can. Associate with those who will make a better man of you. Welcome those whom you yourself…

— Seneca

For want of self-restraint many men are engaged all their lives in fighting with difficulties of their own making, and rendering success impossible by…

— Samuel Smiles