Quotes and Sayings about Adversity
Adversity in our life may seem like a problem, however, adversity can make us grow and learn, an opportunity that we may never have experienced. It all depends on how you look at it.

Life can make good of the hardships we meet. Author Unknown, from Life's Tug Of War

Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes, and adversity is not without comforts and hopes. Francis Bacon

 Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit. Napoleon Hill

 Better to lose count while naming your blessings than to lose your blessings to counting your troubles. Maltbie D. Babcock

 Obstacles can't stop you. Problems can't stop you. Most of all other people can't stop you. Only you can stop you. Jeffrey Gitomer

Just as silver linings can only be found on dark clouds, rays of hopes can be found, when one is facing hardships. M. K. Soni

If we never go through any valleys how will we know when we've reached a mountain top? How will we know if the mountain is even any good if all our lives we stay up on the mountain and never experience any valleys? I know we'd all like to avoid those "valleys" at all costs, but the most growth for anything happens during adversity. Kim Bloomer from Adversity, What Is It Good For?

Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that we see ourselves as we really are. Arthur Golden

Don't cry when the sun is gone, because the tears won't let you see the stars. Violeta Parra

 Adversity precedes growth. Rosemarie Rossett

 Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today. Thich Nhat Hanh

Adversity introduces a man to himself. Author Unknown

 Adversity is the first path to truth. Lord Byron

 Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. Max Ehrmann

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity is a greater. Hazlitt

Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I'll show you someone who has overcome adversity. Lou Holtz

The very greatest things - great thoughts, discoveries, inventions - have usually been nurtured in hardship, often pondered over in sorrow, and at length established with difficulty. Samuel Smiles

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

Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity. Aristotle

There is no education like adversity. Disraeli

Adversity causes some men to break, others to break records. William A. Ward


"Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant."
Horace



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"You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you."
Walt Disney





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.
Og Mandino

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