Adversity Quotes - Page 13

True hope dwells on the possible, even when life seems to be a plot written by someone who wants to see how much adversity we can overcome.

God had one son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering.

Grief has limits, whereas apprehension has none. For we grieve only for what we know has happened, but we fear all that possibly may happen.

We sometimes need adversity to fathom our true depths.

The mind, properly controlled, can do just about everything. You can think your way through adversity, you can think your way through problems. It is a superpowerful instrument which so few use to maximum. And if the mind thinks with a believing attitude one can do amazing things.

If we are forced, at every hour, to watch or listen to horrible events, this constant stream of ghastly impressions will deprive even the most delicate among us of all respect for humanity.

So it is more useful to watch a man in times of peril, and in adversity to discern what kind of man he is; for then at last words of truth are drawn from the depths of his heart, and the mask is torn off, reality remains.

Success in the affairs of life often serves to hide one's abilities, whereas adversity frequently gives one an opportunity to discover them.

In times of stress, be bold and valiant.

That loss was to breed an independence, a toughness of spirit, and an awareness of adversity and discipline that have never left me,.

It's a shallow life that doesn't give a person a few scars.

Throughout the journey of my life, I have maintained a strong faith in the power of the human spirit to overcome adversity. I deeply believe in one's own positive will to overcome even the most daunting challenges.

Prosperity provideth, but adversity proveth friends.

Adversity tests the sincerity of friends

Patience is necessary in this life because so much of life is fraught with adversity. No matter how hard we try, our lives will never be without strife and grief. Thus, we should not strive for a peace that is without temptation, or for a life that never feels adversity. Peace is not found by escaping temptations, but by being tried by them. We will have discovered peace when we have been tried and come through the trial of temptation.

We win half the battle when we make up our minds to take the world as we find it including the thorns.

Don't be afraid of a little opposition. Remember that the 'Kite' of success generally rises AGAINST the wind of Adversity, not with it.

Much of your pain is self-chosen.

Defeat may serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out.

We can stand affliction better than we can prosperity, for in prosperity we forget God.

Individually and collectively, Cherokee people possess an extraordinary ability to face down adversity and continue moving forward.

With celestial sight, trials impossible to change become possible to endure.

We say: mad with joy. We should say: wise with grief.

Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this.

Most very successful people can remember that their success was discovered and built out of adversity of some kind. It's not the problems that beset us-problems are surprisingly pretty much the same for millions of others-it's how we react to problems that determines not only our degree of growth and maturity but our future success-and, perhaps, much of our health.