Adversity Quotes
126 quotations about Adversity
Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.
Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.
He knows not his own strength that hath not met adversity
Adversities do not make a man frail. They show what sort of man he is.
Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever remains to them?
Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem.
Trouble is the common denominator of living. It is the great equalizer.
There could be no honor in a sure success, but much might be wrested from a sure defeat.
Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.
You may live in an imperfect world but the frontiers are not closed and the doors are not all shut.
Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity.
You never know what events are going to transpire to get you home.
Only entropy comes easy.
A certain amount of opposition is a great help to a man. Kites rise against, not with, the wind.
What doesn't kill us makes us stronger.
The finest steel has to go through the hottest fire.
They sicken at the calm that know the storm.
Prosperity tries the fortunate, adversity the great.
Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
Those who aim at great deeds must also suffer greatly.
A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.
A stumble may prevent a fall.
A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.
Not everything which is bad comes to hurt us.
Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you.