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.
No difficulty can discourage, no obstacle dismay, no trouble dishearten the man who has acquired the art of being alive. Difficulties are but dares of fate, obstacles but hurdles to try his skill, troubles but bitter tonics to give him strength; and he rises higher and looms greater after each encounter with adversity.
Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.
You should never view your challenges as a disadvantage. Instead, it's important for you to understand that your experience facing and overcoming adversity is actually one of your biggest advantages.
We don't develop courage by being happy every day. We develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.
When adversity strikes, that's when you have to be the most calm. Take a step back, stay strong, stay grounded and press on.
Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.
Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity.
Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.
As with the butterfly, adversity is necessary to build character in people.
Just as we develop our physical muscles through overcoming opposition — such as lifting weights — we develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and adversity.
Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity.
One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.
The story of FDR as U.S. Commander in Chief is a heroic war story of a president who had already overcome great adversity in facing polio but who went on to take the reins of our armed forces in the greatest conflagration in human history — on our behalf.
There is in every woman's heart a spark of heavenly fire which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity, but which kindles up and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity.
Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.
The eagle has no fear of adversity. We need to be like the eagle and have a fearless spirit of a conqueror!
Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.
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