quotations about adversity
Adversity is part of life--by avoiding adversity, one avoids life.
PAUL GORDON STOLTZ
Adversity Quotient: Turning Obstacles into Opportunities
Stars may be seen from the bottom of a deep well, when they cannot be discerned from the top of a mountain. So are many things learned in adversity which the prosperous man dreams not of.
CHARLES HADDON SPURGEON
The Saint and His Saviour
Facing adversity is something I've never shied away from. In fact, I welcome it to come at me head-on. I'm strong enough to know that if I'm willing to fight for something I can have almost anything -- and this is no exception.
KRISTIANA PAGE
"Wanderlust and Lupus", Lupus News Today, October 3, 2016
In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.
ALBERT EINSTEIN
attributed, A Mind and Heart for Wellness
Dealing with adversity is like preparing for surgery. By putting our faith in what the doctor has said, we believe we will be better off if we have the surgery. But that does not make it any less painful. By submitting to the hand of a surgeon, we are saying that our ultimate goal is health, even at the cost of pain. Adversity is the same way. It is a means to an end. It is God's tool for the advancement of our spiritual lives.
CHARLES F. STANLEY
How to Handle Adversity
The self-belief and the willingness to confront adversity is what separate the great from the ordinary.
INDRANIL MAJUMDAR
"Rohit and Saha take India to a commanding position", Calcutta Telegraph, October 2, 2016
Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.
ROBERT LEIGHTON
attributed, A Dictionary of Thoughts
Prosperity is no just scale, adversity is the only balance to try friends.
PLUTARCH
attributed, A Dictionary of Thoughts
Adversity has ever been considered the state in which a man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, then, especially, being free from flatterers.
SAMUEL JOHNSON
attributed, A Dictionary of Thoughts
If we miss the opportunity for growth we waste our adversity and come out on the other side the same.
CLARENCE LEE JR.
"Adversity is Preparation", The Lee Blog
It's tempting to suppose that adversity is a precursor to strong leadership. But it's not the adversity that foments achievement, it's an individual's response to adversity--their degree of resilience. Resilience, the ability to bounce back after a setback, is an emotional muscle that grows stronger with use. The more frequent and intense the adversity--situations where one is under fire, facing a formidable foe or suffering with hardship--the more one's resilience is tested and fortified. Note the strong relationship between adversity and resilience. Without adversity, our resilience muscles atrophy. If life is too comfortable, we never practice "bouncing back." If we never fail or lose, we miss the confidence-building experience of coming from behind to win.
JOHN ENGELS
"Adversity and resilience can become leadership assets", Rochester Business Journal, January 29, 2016
Abused prosperity is oftentimes made the very means of our greatest adversity.
DANIEL DEFOE
Robinson Crusoe
There is an elasticity in the human mind, capable of bearing much, but which will not show itself, until a certain weight of affliction be put upon it; its powers may be compared to those vehicles whose springs are so contrived that they get on smoothly enough when loaded, but jolt confoundedly when they have nothing to bear.
CHARLES CALEB COLTON
Lacon
There is no education like adversity.
BENJAMIN DISRAELI
Endymion
Adversity is the first path to truth.
LORD BYRON
Don Juan
The dictionary says that adversity is a condition marked by misfortune, a calamity, or an unfortunate event or circumstance. I say that adversity comes in all shapes and sizes, from life-threatening illnesses, to losing a sale, to failing in business, to rocky relationships. Adversity can be many things according to just when it hits you and under what conditions. Whatever it may be for you, if you have suffered setbacks, hardships, or failures, know that you are not alone. Very few things are true all of the time in all situations, but this is a universal truth: Plans do not become achievements, dreams do not become realities, and ideas do not come to fruition without setbacks, hardships, and failures.
BARRY J. FARBER
Diamond Power
Difficulties strengthen the mind as labor does the body.
SENECA
Seneca's Morals
Prosperity is apt to prevent us from examining our conduct; but adversity leads us to think properly of our state, and so is beneficial to us.
BRUCE LEE
Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living
Adversity is a misperception as all works toward the good.
JULIA CAMERON
Prayers to the Great Creator
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.
WALT DISNEY
attributed, Pearls: Philosophies for Living a Robust and Fulfilling Life