Adversity Quotes - Page 2

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.

It is in the whole process of meeting and solving problems that life has meaning. Problems are the cutting edge that distinguishes between success and failure. Problems call forth our courage and our wisdom; indeed, they create our courage and our wisdom. It is only because of problems that we grow mentally and spiritually. It is through the pain of confronting and resolving problems that we learn.

Afflictions are the steps to heaven.

Men succeed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for their victories.

Good actions are a guard against the blows of adversity.

In my opinion, character is the most important determinant of a person's success, achievement and ability to handle adversity.

It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out; it's the grain of sand in your shoe.

The one thing that can solve most of our problems is dancing.

The only use of an obstacle is to be overcome. All that an obstacle does with brave men is, not to frighten them, but to challenge them.

Be a pro. • Act like a champion. • Respond to adversity; don’t react. • Be on time. Being late means either it’s not important to you or you can’t be relied upon. • Execute. Do what you’re supposed to do when you’re supposed to do it. Not almost. All the way. Not most of the time. All of the time. • Take ownership. Whatever it takes. No excuses, no explanations.

Paralyze resistance with persistence.

The experienced mountain climber is not intimidated by a mountain - he is inspired by it. The persistent winner is not discouraged by a problem--he is challenged by it. Mountains are created to be conquered; adversities are designed to be defeated; problems are sent to be solved. It is better to master one mountain than a thousand foothills.

During our mortal schooling in submissiveness, we will see the visible crosses that some carry, but other crosses will go unseen. A few individuals may appear to have no trials at all, which, if it were so, would be a trial in itself. Indeed, if, as do trees, our souls had rings to measure the years of greatest personal growth, the wide rings would likely reflect the years of greatest moisture-but from tears, not rainfall.

Let no worldly prosperity divert you, nor any worldly adversity restrain you from His praise.

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

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

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.

If you don't like your situation in life, don't fret or worry--do something about it. Worry less, and act more.

It constantly happens that the Lord permits a soul to fall so that it may grow humbler.

Adversity introduces a man to himself.

Extraordinary people survive under the most terrible circumstances and they become more extraordinary because of it.

Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity.

The knowledge that you have emerged wiser and stronger from setbacks means that you are, ever after, secure in your ability to survive. You will never truly know yourself, or the strength of your relationships, until both have been tested by adversity. Such knowledge is a true gift, for all that it is painfully won, and it has been worth more than any qualification I ever earned.

Whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble. (Quidvis recte factum quamvis humile praeclarum.)

If our team doesn't face enough adversity early on in a season, I create it. Nothing builds a team like adversity.