Adversity has the effect of drawing out strength and qualities of a man that would have laid dormant in its absence. — Herodotus
Adversity toughens manhood, and the characteristic of the good or the great man is not that he has been exempt from the evils of life, but that he has surmounted them. — Patrick Henry
Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant. — Horace
Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters. — Victor Hugo
Gloom and despondency have never defeated adversity. Trying times need courage and resilience. Our strength as a people is not tested during the best of times. — Thabo Mbeki
I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death. — Leonardo da Vinci
Though we tremble before uncertain futures may we meet illness, death and adversity with strength may we dance in the face of our fears. — Gloria E. Anzaldúa
You're a work of art. Not everyone will understand you, but the ones who do, will never forget about you.
When you look fear in the face, you are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' — Eleanor Roosevelt
Adversity and challenges are life’s way of creating strength. Adversity creates challenge, and challenge creates change, and change is absolutely necessary for growth. If there is no change and challenge, there can be no growth and development. — Willie Jolley
Just put one foot in front of the other. — Austin Peck
When someone disrespects you, beware the impulse to win their respect. For disrespect is not a valuation of your worth but a signal of their character.
Who wants to die? Everything struggles to live. Look at that tree growing up there out of that grating. It gets no sun, and water only when it rains. It's growing out of sour earth. And it's strong because its hard struggle to live is making it strong. My children will be strong that way. — Betty Smith
What separates those who go under and those who rise above adversity is the strength of their will and their hunger for power. — 50 Cent
It takes strength and courage to eliminate the bad apples from your life, but it is necessary so that you can unleash your potential. — Chatri Sityodtong
People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life. — Leonardo da Vinci
Adversity In Life Quotes
Be calm and strong and patient. Meet failure and disappointment with courage. Rise superior to the trials of life, and never give in to hopelessness or despair. In danger, in adversity, cling to your principles and ideals. Aequanimitas! — William Osler
And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about. — Haruki Murakami
You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it. — Maya Angelou
A mistake that makes you humble is better than an achievement that makes you arrogant.
The thing about life is that you must survive. Life is going to be difficult, and dreadful things will happen. What you do is move along, get on with it, and be tough. Not in the sense of being mean to others, but being tough with yourself and making a deadly effort not to be defeated. — Katharine Hepburn
A bend in the road is not the end of the road…Unless you fail to make the turn. — Helen Keller
We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey. — Kenji Miyazawa
Accept both compliments and criticism. It takes both sun and rain for a flower to grow.
The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all. — Walt Disney
If you don't like your situation in life, don't fret or worry--do something about it. Worry less, and act more. — Zig Ziglar
Difficulties, opposition, criticism-these things are meant to be overcome, and there is a special joy in facing them and in coming out on top. It is only when there is nothing but praise that life loses its charm and I begin to wonder what I should do about it. — Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about. — Haruki Murakami
Adversity And Perseverance Quotes
As long as you've done your best, making mistakes doesn't matter. You and I are human; we will mess up. What counts is learning from your mistakes and getting back up when life has knocked you down. — Shawn Johnson
Investing is not about being right all the time; it is about being patient and disciplined. — Gautam Baid
Happy people know suffering more than anyone else, and that’s how they can see just how damn beautiful their lives are. It’s because they’ve seen the depths. — Brianna Wiest
To be yourself in a world that in constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
Opportunities were seized, regrets were had, and success was ultimately achieved. — Cliff Lerner
Through hard work, perseverance and a faith in God, you can live your dreams. — Benjamin Carson
Don’t be afraid to take risks and embrace failure. That’s where the best opportunities often lie. — Jim Simons
There is a battle of two wolves inside us all. One is evil. It is anger, jealousy, greed, resentment, lies, inferiority and ego. The other is good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, humility, kindness, empathy and truth. The wolf that wins? The one you feed.
Not everything happens as we want or desire. It doesn’t matter. I’m a fighter, and I’m ready to fight every time. — Valentina Shevchenko
In tough times, that’s when you see true colours and personality. — Didier Deschamps
Never give up on your dreams, no matter how painful and difficult your journey is. — Lisa Manoban
Never give up, no matter what may set you back, and know that at the end of the road, you’re going to have something that you can be proud of. — Markiplier
One thing about championship teams is that they're resilient. No matter what is thrown at them, no matter how deep the hole, they find a way to bounce back and overcome adversity. — Nick Saban
In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive. — Lee Iacocca
Nobody is superior, nobody is inferior, but nobody is equal either. People are simply unique, uncomparable. You are You, I am I.
Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced. — James A. Baldwin
This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in. — Theodore Roosevelt
Keep your words positive because your words become your behavior.
God will take care of what you go through. You take care of how you go through it. — Zig Ziglar
It is the wind and the rain, O God, the cold and the storm that make this earth of yours to blossom and bear its fruit. So in our lives it is storm and stress and hurt and suffering that make real men and women bring the world's work to its highest perfection. — W. E. B. Du Bois
Only one feat is possible: not to have run away. — Dag Hammarskjold
The sky has never been the limit. We are our own limits. It's then about breaking our personal limits and outgrowing ourselves to live our best lives.
All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me. — Walt Disney
Remind yourself that you cannot fail at being yourself.
Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy. — Winston Churchill
When you cast away all your greed and fixation in adversity, you can find unexpected strength. — Momofuku Ando
Learning how to love your neighbor requires a willingness to draw on the strength of Jesus Christ as you die to self and live for Him. Living in this manner allows you to practice biblical love for others in spite of adverse circumstances or your feelings to the contrary. — John C. Broger
Be curious, bot judgmental.
Right before Euro 2016, I also lost my brother-in-law who was a football fanatic. Life takes people away from us, but it gives us unexpected forms of strength. — Didier Deschamps
It's the easiest thing in the world for a man to deceive himself. — Benjamin Franklin
Placing one foot in front of the other, I've climbed to higher lengths. Reaching beyond my own limitations, to show my inner strength. No obstacle too hard, for this warrior to overcome. I'm just a man on a mission, to prove my disability hasn't won. — Robert M. Hensel
Facing Adversity Quotes
The moment we believe that success is determined by an ingrained level of ability as opposed to resilience and hard work, we will be brittle in the face of adversity. — Joshua Waitzkin
Hope is a practical and powerful force. It's what keeps us going in the face of adversity. — Alexei Navalny
Laugh in the face of adversity, and leap before you look. Dance as though EVERYBODY is watching. March to the beat of your own drummer. And stubbornly refuse to fit in. — Mandy Hale
Cleaner Law: when you are going through a world of pain, you never hide. You show up to work ready to go, you face adversity and your critics and those who judge you, you step into the zone and perform at that top level when everyone is expecting you to falter. That’s being a professional. — Tim Grover
Remain true to yourself and your philosophy. Changing in the face of adversity will in fact diminish your credibility with your customers. — Giorgio Armani
I work all summer and throughout the whole season to be prepared for the challenges that I have to face. — Kawhi Leonard
You will face your greatest opposition when you are closest to your biggest miracle. — Shannon Alder
You have to really believe in what you’re doing and be passionate about it. Passion is what drives you, especially in the face of adversity. — Glen Bell
Disability is not a brave struggle or 'courage in the face of adversity.' Disability is an art. It's an ingenious way to live. — Neil Marcus
Through Adversity Quotes
Cows run away from the storm while the buffalo charges toward it - and gets through it quicker. Whenever I’m confronted with a tough challenge, I do not prolong the torment, I become the buffalo. — Wilma Mankiller
Forget the times of trouble, but not the truths they taught. Forget the days of sorrow, but not the strength they brought. Forget the storms you battled through beneath a heavy load - but not the light that led you safely down the unknown road. — Patience Strong
I thank God for my handicaps. For through them, I have found myself, my work and my God. — Helen Keller
Remember, no one has ever achieved anything truly great without going through extreme adversity. — Lewis Howes
If you are unwilling to fight through the worst days of your life, you do not deserve the best days of your life. — Chatri Sityodtong
Real champions fight through adversity. — Conor McGregor
Just growing up and going through life and how tough life was for me and my family, I’m always going to stay humble. — Giannis Antetokounmpo
The Chinese nation is a great nation; it has been through hardships and adversity but remains indomitable. — Xi Jinping
The point of anything is not what you get from having done it, it’s who you become from having gone through it. — Brianna Wiest
Through adversity, not only are we given opportunity to discover our inner strength, we are also given the gift of foresight so we can shine a light for others who go through the experience after us. — Rachael Bermingham
Strength Through Adversity Quotes
Strength is nothing more than enduring life - to be able to survive the heartaches and agonies we go through with our heads held high. Sometimes just walking through adversity to get to the other side is a sign of strength. — Sylvia Browne
You will suffer, be tempted, and make mistakes. You will learn for yourself what every heroine has learned: through overcoming challenges come growth and strength. It is your reaction to adversity, not the adversity itself, that determines how your life's story will develop. — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
I learned there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some from behind. — Dr. Seuss
A crisis creates the opportunity to dip deep into the reservoirs of our very being, to rise to levels of confidence, strength, and resolve that otherwise we didn't think we possessed. — Jon M. Huntsman Sr.
A crisis allows us the opportunity to dig deep into the reservoirs of our very being, to rise to levels of confidence, strength, and resolve that otherwise we didn't think we possessed. Through adversity, we come face to face with who we really are and what really counts. — Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Through these adversities, Israel has endured with continued strength, conviction, and faith. — Jerry Costello
I will have faith that, though I might not understand why adversity happens, by my conscious choice I can find strength, compassion, and grace through my trials. — Joe Tye
Overcoming Adversity Quotes
We must not wish for the disappearance of our troubles but for the grace to transform them. — Simone Weil
The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us — Voltaire
The root of joy is gratefulness...It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful. — David Steindl-Rast
In the dark times, if you have something to hold on to, which is yourself, you'll survive. — Whoopi Goldberg
A vital team characteristic is the ability to overcome adversity. Any team acquires experience and endurance as it learns to fight back. This in turn builds the kind of character which seldom crumbles at a time of crisis or testing. — Tom Landry
Above all, don’t fear difficult moments. The best comes from them — Rita Levi-Montalcini
Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war. — Seneca
Of course you'll encounter trouble. But behold a God of power who can take any evil and turn it into a door of hope. — Catherine Marshall
A keen sense of humor helps us to overlook the unbecoming, understand the unconventional, tolerated the unpleasant, overcome the unexpected, and outlast the unbearable. — Billy Graham
Times Of Adversity Quotes
If we had not winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome. — Anne Bradstreet
In time of difficulties, we must not lose sight of our achievements. — Mao Zedong
Remind thyself, in the darkest moments, that every failure is only a step toward success, every detection of what is false directs you toward what is true, every trial exhausts some tempting form of error, and every adversity will only hide, for a time, your path to peace and fulfillment. — Og Mandino
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity. — Bible Proverbs
The money power preys on the nation in times of peace, and conspires against it in times of adversity. It is more despotic than monarchy, more insolent than autocracy, more selfish than bureaucracy. It denounces, as public enemies, all who question its methods or throw light upon its crimes. — Abraham Lincoln
The hardest struggle of all is to be something different from what the average man is. — Robert H. Schuller
Half of the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough. — Josh Billings
There are a ton of ups and downs, and many times our highest points come immediately after our lowest. — Pat Flynn
Being happy and being comfortable doesn't teach you anything. But suffering, pain, struggle makes you wiser and nobler. Be grateful even for your bad times. This will be the reason for your success. — Vishesh Panthi
True loyalty is that quality of service that grows under adversity and expands in defeat. Any street urchin can shout applause in victory, but it takes character to stand fast in defeat. One is noise - the other, loyalty. — Fielding H. Yost
A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity. — Saadi Shirazi
My ability to survive personal crises is really a mark of the character of my people. Individually and collectively, we must react with a tenacity that allows us again and again to bounce back from adversity. — Wilma Mankiller
To me, obstacles in life build character. You have to be able to overcome adversity in order to succeed and appreciate the simple things life has to offer...that's where most of my inspiration for writing and singing comes from. — Elliott Yamin
People that are brilliant and successful, we think they've just always been that way. That's not the case. Most of them have had some tough adversity in their life. It's prepared them. I've never felt like you could develop character without adversity. — Bobby Bowden
We develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and obstacles. — Stephen Covey
Learning to endure times of disappointment, suffering, and sorrow is part of our on-the-job training. These experiences, while often difficult to bear at the time, are precisely the kinds of experiences that stretch our understanding, build our character, and increase our compassion for others. — Joseph B. Wirthlin
The measure of human character is our reaction to dark times. No one can sidestep darkness. It is the throne upon which light sits. If a soul has not known sadness and struggle, there is no chance of overcoming, no cherishing the dawn. — David Wolpe
Sometimes things have to go wrong in order to go right. — Sherrilyn Kenyon
The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it; and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character. — Albert Schweitzer
Depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. — Leonardo da Vinci
It's easy to enjoy your job and enjoy other people when things are going good. When you're faced with adversity is when the character of men is measured. There's a Mennonite proverb, 'Man, like a tree, is measured best when cut down.' — Dan Quisenberry
And I thought, you know, a little gender confusion makes a better person. A little adversity in life at an early age. It's character building. — Lesley Gore
Where the vivacity of the intellect and the strength of the passions exceed the development of the moral faculties the character is likely to be embittered or corrupted by extremes, either of adversity or prosperity. — Anna Brownell Jameson
The good things of prosperity are to be wished; but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired. — Seneca
~My instinct is to protect my children from pain. But adversity is often the thing that gives us character and backbone. It's always been a struggle for me to back off and let my children go through difficult experiences.~ — Nicole Kidman
Character develops in stream of struggle and adversity. Character is foundation of your inner beauty which reflects in your personality. — Anil Sinha
I suppose, indeed, that in public life, a man whose political principles have any decided character and who has energy enough to give them effect must always expect to encounter political hostility from those of adverse principles. — Thomas Jefferson
It is the character of a brave and resolute man not to be ruffled by adversity and not to desert his post. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
The value of liberty was thus enhanced in our estimation by the difficulty of its attainment, and the worth of characters appreciated by the trial of adversity. — George Washington
Just as we develop our physical muscles through overcoming opposition - such as lifting weights - we develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and adversity. — Stephen Covey
When we talk about adversity, this is the moment when character really gets tested. When things aren't going the way you want and you can't see anyway that they're going to go the way you want. That's kind of when those old virtues really become valuable and vulnerable also. — George Saunders
Some people promote the idea that there can be two marriages, co-existing side by side, one heterosexual and one homosexual, without any adverse consequences. The hard reality is that, as an institution, marriage like all other institutions can only have one definition without changing the very character of the institution. Hence there can be no coexistence of two marriages. — Lance B. Wickman
A high character might be produced, I suppose, by continued prosperity, but it has very seldom been the case. Adversity, however it may appear to be our foe, is our true friend; and, after a little acquaintance with it, we receive it as a precious thing - the prophecy of a coming joy. It should be no ambition of ours to traverse a path without a thorn or stone. — Charles Spurgeon
To build character of purpose and integrity is our high mark, and that cannot be done in a world where there are no adverse elements. — Vance Havner
In my opinion, character is the most important determinant of a person's success, achievement and ability to handle adversity. — Tom Landry
My father told me "If you choose to let this money destroy your initiative and independence, then it will be a curse to you and my action in giving it to you will have been a mistake. I shall regret very much to have you miss the glorious feeling of accomplishment. Remember that often adversity is a blessing in disguise and is certainly the greatest character builder." — Charles Koch
The meek are positive and often colorful characters. They are not self-assertive nor self-seeking, to be sure, but rather they are unselfish and uncomplaining, genuinely interested in the welfare of others, creating opportunities to be of service to them, submissive in the face of injuries and insults, silent in the accidents and adversities of life, and bearing with equanimity the infamies and injustices heaped upon them. — V. Raymond Edman
My fiction is almost always inspired by a character's need or desire to rise above him- or herself. No one is perfect and some of us have much adversity in our lives; it is those people who struggle to rise above their nature or background that I find the most interesting and heroic. — Robert Crais
Someone said adversity builds character, but someone else said adversity reveals character. Im pleasantly surprised with my resilience. I persevere, and not just blindly. I take the best, get rid of the rest, and move on, realizing that you can make a choice to take the good. — Brooke Shields
There are minerals called hydrophanous, which are not transparent till they are immersed in water, when they become so; as the hydrophane, a variety of opal. So it is with many a Christian. Till the floods of adversity been poured over him, his character appears marred and clouded by selfishness and worldly influences. But trials clear away the obscurity, and give distinctness and beauty to his piety. — Roswell Dwight Hitchcock
The black middle-class in America is a prosperous community that is now larger in absolute terms than the black underclass. Does its existence not suggest that economic adversity is the result of failures of individual character rather than the lingering after-effects of racial discrimination and a slave system that ceased to exist well over a century ago? — David Horowitz
I think it was coach Lombardi that said, 'Adversity doesn't build character, it reveals it.' And that's so true. — Mike Sherman
We knew before we came (to earth) that there would be many adverse circumstances to test us: accidents, sickness, and disease to prove us; temptations and distractions to try us; disappointments, discouragements, reverses, failures and all kinds of situations to determine our character. — Robert E. Wells
A dog can have a friend; he has affections and character, he can enjoy equally the field and the fireside; he dreams, he caresses, he propitiates; he offends, and is pardoned; he stands by you in adversity; he is a good fellow. — Leigh Hunt
Adversity builds character and character takes you places money can't. — T.I.
It is often in the trial of adversity that we learn those most critical lessons that form our character and shape our destiny. — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
The conquering of adversity produces strength of character, forges self-confidence, engenders self-respect, and assures success in righteous endeavor. — Richard G. Scott
Oh, I'm developing a beautiful character! It droops a bit under cold and frost, but it does grow fast when the sun shines. That's the way with everybody. I don't agree with the theory that adversity and sorrow and disappointment develop moral strength. The happy people are the ones who are bubbling over with kindliness. — Jean Webster
Rise to the challenges that life presents you. You can't develop genuine character and ability by sidestepping adversity and struggle. — Daisaku Ikeda
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