Quotes on Adversity And Strength

Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.

An Airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.

Tough times never last, but tough people do.

I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity is a greater. Possession pampers the mind; privation trains and strengthens it.

If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.

You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.

A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.

Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.

I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death.

The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life, for only then do they have to fall back on their reserves.

When you look fear in the face, you are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.'