Adversity Quotes

Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity.

In every adversity there lies the seed of an equivalent advantage. In every defeat is a lesson showing you how to win the victory next time.

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.

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 makes men, and prosperity makes monsters.

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.

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

All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.

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.

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.

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

Friendship, of itself a holy tie, is made more sacred by adversity.

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.

Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.

Everyone is handed adversity in life. No one's journey is easy. It's how they handle it that makes people unique.

Israel was not created in order to disappear - Israel will endure and flourish. It is the child of hope and the home of the brave. It can neither be broken by adversity nor demoralized by success. It carries the shield of democracy and it honors the sword of freedom.

He knows not his own strength that hath not met adversity.