Adversity Quotes

Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.

A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity 'til he has tasted adversity.

Under adversity, under oppression, the words begin to fail, the easy words begin to fail. In order to convey things accurately, the human being is almost forced to find the most precise words possible, which is a precondition for literature.

Every adversity, every failure, and every heartache, carries with it the Seed of an equivalent or greater Benefit.

Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity.

The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity.

You'll never find a better sparring partner than adversity.

Good actions are a guard against the blows of adversity.

Adversity is the trial of principle. Without it a man hardly knows whether he is honest or not.

I desire an special interest in your prayers that my faith fail not in the day of adversity.

Adversity tests us from time to time and it is inevitable that this testing continues during life.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

In adversity remember to keep an even mind.

As a lifelong practitioner of martial arts, I'm trained to remain calm in the face of adversity and danger.

Adversity has the same effect on a man that severe training has on the pugilist: it reduces him to his fighting weight.

Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity.

Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

I learned to put 100 percent into what you're doing. I learned about setting goals for yourself, knowing where you want to be and taking small steps toward those goals. I learned about adversity and how to get past it.

By adversity are wrought the greatest works of admiration, and all the fair examples of renown, out of distress and misery are grown.

Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless.

There is no education like adversity.

A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.

One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.

In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider.

A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

In prosperity, our friends know us; in adversity, we know our friends.

Constant success shows us but one side of the world; adversity brings out the reverse of the picture.

In the adversity of our best friends we often find something that does not displease us.

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.

I have definitely gone through my ups and downs and faced my adversity and my nay-sayers, but managed to do all right. It is a pretty classic tale.