Adversity Quotes

1. "Adversity isn't an obstacle that we need to get around in order to resume living our life. It's part of our life."
Author: Aimee Mullins

2. "Human rights' are a fine thing, but how can we make ourselves sure that our rights do not expand at the expense of the rights of others. A society with unlimited rights is incapable of standing to adversity. If we do not wish to be ruled by a coercive authority, then each of us must rein himself in...A stable society is achieved not by balancing opposing forces but by conscious self-limitation: by the principle that we are always duty-bound to defer to the sense of moral justice."
Author: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

3. "Adversity sure does gives you trouble, but it keeps you humble."
Author: Amit Kalantri

4. "If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome."[Meditations Divine and Moral]"
Author: Anne Bradstreet

5. "I had been seasoned by adversity, and tutored by experience, and I longed to redeem my lost honour in the eyes of those whose opinion was more than that of all the world to me."
Author: Anne Brontë

6. "Comfort and prosperity have never enriched the world as much as adversity has."
Author: Billy Graham

7. "Something called 'the Oklahoma Standard' became known throughout the world. It means resilience in the face of adversity. It means a strength and compassion that will not be defeated."
Author: Brad Henry

8. "Whether we're overcoming adversity, surviving trauma, or dealing with stress and anxiety, having a sense of purpose, meaning, and perspective in our lives allows us to develop understanding and move forward. Without purpose, meaning, and perspective, it is easy to lose hope, numb our emotions, or become overwhelmed by our circumstances. We feel reduced, less capable, and lost in the face of struggle. The heart of spirituality is connection. When we believe in that inextricable connection, we don't feel alone."
Author: Brené Brown

9. "To be sure, you would like to live in a world where people in white hats bring people in black hats to justice, but you don't.Don't let this discourage you, though. You can accept that life is unfair and still relish it. You aren't in total control of your life, but there is a nice big chunk of your life over which you have complete authority--beat that part to a pulp. Just remember the unfair nature of the world, the randomness of birthright, means people often suffer adversity and enjoy opulence through no effort of their own. If you think the world is just and fair, people who need help may never get it. Realize that even though we are all responsible for our actions, the blame for evil acts rests on the perpetrator and never the victim. No one deserves to be raped or bullied, robbed or murdered. To make the world more just and fair, you have to make it harder for evil to thrive, and you can't do this just by reducing the number of its potential targets."
Author: David McRaney

10. "A caregiver is changed by the culture of illness, just as one is changed by the dynamic era in which one lives. For one thing, I don't have as much time in conversation with myself, and I feel the loss. Certainly I worry more about his death, and mine too, since I;m so much a part of the evolving saga of his health, which I have to monitor every day. But I've grown stronger in every aspect of my life. In small ways: speaking more directly with people. In large ways: discovering I can handle adversity and potential loss and yet keep going. I've a better idea of my strength. I feel like I've been tested, like a willow whipped around violently in a hurricane, but still stranding, its roots strong enough to hold. [p. 301]"
Author: Diane Ackerman

11. "Adversity is a great teacher, but this teacher makes us pay dearly for its instruction; and often the profit we derive, is not worth the price we paid."
Author: Elizabeth Hardwick

12. "You can't have all the answers now or you could never grow from making a choice. If you want to grow, you must face adversity and make decisions without having all the answers."
Author: Eric Buffington

13. "Consider if your current adversity is really your blessing in disguise.Don't abandon the path in fear because of what you are facing now, keep your vision clear and move in steadfast motion, believing to accomplish greatness no matter what."
Author: Eveth Colley

14. "Together they had overcome the daily incomprehension, the instantaneous hatred, the reciprocal nastiness, and fabulous flashes of glory in the conjugal conspiracy. It was time when they both loved each other best, without hurry or excess, when both were most conscious of and grateful for their incredible victories over adversity. Life would still present them with other moral trials, of course, but that no longer mattered: they were on the other shore."
Author: Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez

15. "I think adversity magnifies behavior. Tend to be a control freak? You'll become more controlling. Eat for comfort? You'll eat more. And on the positive, if you tend to focus on solutions and celebrate small successes, that's what you'll do in adversity."
Author: Gretchen Rubin

16. "Adversity is the trial of principle. Without it a man hardly knows whether he is honest or not."
Author: Henry Fielding

17. "Adversity is a stimulus."
Author: James Broughton

18. "True love is like a metal tested in a fire. Fires of adversity surround us daily. Are we to love only when it is merely convenient? Like gold or silver, which very hot fire must heat to purge them of impurities, love must be thrust into the fire from time to time to make it purer, stronger and more resilient. And in the same way, live shines its brightest right out of the flames."
Author: James Michael Pratt

19. "A soul is forged in the fires of adversity, not comfort."
Author: Jana Oliver

20. "Sure, there is an undeniable pleasure in rooting for a winning team and in being able to look down on opposing fans with equal measures of superiority and disdain. But that's also the Ruthian drawback in rooting for the Yankees (along with high ticket prices, overpriced concessions and crude neighbors). The true pleasure in sports comes not from simply winning but from watching a team overcome adversity to win in the end. The joy of sports is never the final destination, it's the journey. It's experiencing the highs and lows, and appreciating those highs all the more because of the awful lows."
Author: Jim Caple

21. "Adversity gives you the opportunity to exhibit godly character."
Author: Jim George

22. "In prosperity, our friends know us; in adversity, we know our friends."
Author: John Churton Collins

23. "Adversity is the state in which man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then."
Author: John Wooden

24. "Every life has peaks and shadows and times when it seems that the birds don't sing and bells don't ring. Yet in spite of discouragement and adversity, those who are happiest seem to have a way of learning from difficult times, becoming stronger, wiser, and happier as a result."
Author: Joseph B. Wirthlin

25. "If I want to be the best, I have to take risks others would avoid, always optimizing the learning potential of the moment and turning adversity to my advantage. That said, there are times when the body needs to heal, but those are ripe opportunities to deepen the mental, technical, internal side of my game. When aiming for the top, your path requires an engaged, searching mind. You have to make obstacles spur you to creative new angles in the learning process. Let setbacks deepen your resolve. You should always come off an injury or a loss better than when you went down."
Author: Josh Waitzkin

26. "Adversity in life does not rob your heart of beauty. It simply teaches it a new song to sing."
Author: Karen White

27. "A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity."
Author: King Solomon

28. "This is how it needs to be in life. Solomon also wrote these words in Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 (NIV) "Two are better than one, because if either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls down and has no one to help them up." God didn't intend for us to do life alone. So let me ask you, who do you turn to when life hits you hard in the mouth? Your family? Some trusted friends? A teacher or coach? Are you building relationships today that will be there for you tomorrow when adversity comes your way? Do you have humility to look to others for strength and encouragement, or are you holding to the foolish pride that says, "I need to make it alone"?"
Author: Kirk Cousins

29. "Memory tempers prosperity, mitigates adversity, controls youth, and delights old age."
Author: Lactantius

30. "Mohammad never assigned himself a status more than a common man and a messenger of God. People had faith in him when he was surrounded by poverty and adversity and trusted him while he was the ruler of a great Empire. He was a man of spotless character who always had confidence in himself and in God's help. No aspect of his life remained hidden nor was his death a mysterious event."
Author: M.H. Hyndman

31. "I will never quit. I persevere and thrive on adversity. My Nation expects me to be physically harder and mentally stronger than my enemies. If knocked down, I will get back up, every time. I will draw on every remaining ounce of strength to protect my teammates and to accomplish our mission. I am never out of the fight." As I mentioned, my name is Marcus."
Author: Marcus Luttrell

32. "By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity – another man's, I mean."
Author: Mark Twain

33. "Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends."
Author: Plutarch

34. "It is prosperity that gives us friends, adversity that proves them: Proverb"
Author: Radostin Chernev

35. "I am not a believer in love at first sight. For love, in its truest form, is not the thingof starry-eyed or star-crossed lovers, it is far more organic, requiring nurturing and timeto fully bloom, and, as such, seen best not in its callow youth but in its wrinkled maturity.Like all living things, love, too, struggles against hardship, and in the process shedsits fatuous skin to expose one composed of more than just a storm of emotion–one of loyaltyand divine friendship. Agape. And though it may be temporarily blinded by adversity,it never gives in or up, holding tight to lofty ideals that transcend this earth andtime–while its counterfeit simply concludes it was mistaken and quickly runs off tofind the next real thing."
Author: Richard Paul Evans

36. "I have wondered why it is that our greatest triumphs spring from our greatest extremity and adversity. Perhaps it is because we are so resistant to change, we only move when our seat becomes too hot to occupy."
Author: Richard Paul Evans

37. "It is often during the worst of times that we see the best of humanity–awakeningwithin the most ordinary of us that which is most sublime. I do not believe that it is circumstancethat produces such greatness any more than it is the canvas that makes theartist. Adversity merely presents the surface on which we render our souls' most exactinglikeness. It is in the darkest skies that stars are best seen."
Author: Richard Paul Evans

38. "Gratitude brings a peace that helps us overcome the pain of adversity and failure. Gratitude on a daily basis means we express appreciation for what we have now without qualification for what we had in the past or desire in the future. A recognition of and appreciation for our gifts and talents which have been given also allows us to acknowledge the need for help and assistance from the gifts and talents possessed by others."
Author: Robert D. Hales

39. "Suchtimes are rare, such times are fleeting, but always bright when caught, measured, hung, and later regardedin times of adversity, there in the kinder halls of memory, against the flapping of the flames."
Author: Roger Zelazny

40. "Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless."
Author: Scott Hamilton

41. "The greatest heroes in life are those that never give up on someone. They stick it out and make it work. They sacrifice things in their life, in order to help others grow. They give up what they want because someone needs it more. They work hard and overcome adversity. They fail for a moment, but get back up on their feet to show others they don't have to stay down. They show their loved ones that love is not "proved" by conformity. They teach others that having a voice is a sign of courage, and they will not stay silent to make people feel comfortable. They are fearless and will do whatever it takes to bring about the greatness in the ones they love because doing so brings them peace. Their name is---MOM."
Author: Shannon L. Alder

42. "I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the STARS"-Stephenie Meyer.Budayakan Gemar Membaca untuk Generasi Islam yang Lebih Maju, Cerdas & Kaya.-Inayah Lie-The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all. –The Emperor (Mulan)."I you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best" -Marylin Monroe-Jack: "You must promise me that you'll survive, that you won't give up, no matter what happens, no matter how hopeless. Promise me now, Rose, and never let go of that promise."#TitanicTerkadang orang yang lebih tua, bukan hanya lebih banyak menuntut daripada memberi semangat, malahan sering membatasi definisi keberhasilan dengan arti yang sempit.-anak jg manusia-"
Author: Stephenie Meyer

43. "As a lifelong practitioner of martial arts, I'm trained to remain calm in the face of adversity and danger."
Author: Steven Seagal

44. "We see many who are struggling against adversity who are happy, and more although abounding in wealth, who are wretched."
Author: Tacitus

45. "Fasting is, first and foremost, an exercise for identifying and managing adversity in all its forms. With faith, in full conscience, fasting calls women and men to an extra degree of self-awareness."
Author: Tariq Ramadan

46. "If thou art willing to suffer no adversity, how wilt thou be the friend of Christ?"
Author: Thomas à Kempis

47. "Of course, losing my father was traumatic. I was an only child. But from the time my father died, my general theme in life has been to turn adversity into opportunity."
Author: Thomas G. Stemberg

48. "...What pleases us in those who are rising is less pleasing in those who are falling. We do not admire the combat when there is no danger; and in any case, the combatants of the first hour alone have the right to be the exterminators in the last. He who has not been a determined accuser during prosperity should hold his peace in adversity. He alone who denounces the success has a right to proclaim the justice of the downfall."
Author: Victor Hugo

49. "He knows not his own strength who hath not met adversity."
Author: William Samuel Johnson

50. "Sweet are the uses of adversityWhich, like the toad, ugly and venomous,Wears yet a precious jewel in his head."
Author: William Shakespeare

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