Quotes on Adversity

I've had a few setbacks in my life, but I never gave up.

He that can heroically endure adversity will bear prosperity with equal greatest of the soul; for the mind that cannot be dejected by the former is not likely to be transported without the latter.

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

Everybody wants to talk about NBA players being selfish and arrogant and individuals. But what you saw today was a team bonding and facing adversity and coming out with a big win.

Gold is tried by fire, brave men by adversity.

One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak.

No man is more unhappy than the one who is never in adversity; the greatest affliction of life is never to be afflicted.

Greater dooms win greater destinies.

Remorse sleeps during a prosperous period but wakes up in adversity.

Men often bear little grievances with less courage than they do large misfortunes.

In sickness, with its attendant pain, patience is required. If the only perfect man who ever lived-even Jesus of Nazareth-was called upon to endure great suffering, how can we, who are less than perfect, expect to be free of such challenges?

When we face seemingly insurmountable obstacles in the fulfillment of righteous responsibilities, we should remember that when we are involved in the work of the Lord, the obstacles before us are never as great as the power behind us. We should reach out and climb. Handholds will only be found by hands that are outstretched. Footholds are only for feet that are on the move.

Adversity is the mother of progress.

Behold a contest worthy of a god, a brave man matched in conflict with adversity.

The enlarging of the soul requires not only some remodeling, but some excavating.

If one is devoid of hope and thanksgiving, he cannot for long remain sinless, for he will, in despair, have slackened his resolve. Feelings of futility foster vulnerability. Self-pity is such a busy stagehand, rearranging the scenery to help sin make its entrance. No wonder the prophets say that without faith in the Lord, there is no hope.

I trust that God wouldn't give me more than I can handle. I just wish he didn't have such faith in me.

Let us learn to appreciate there will be times when the trees will be bare, and look forward to the time when we may pick the fruit.

I never feel more alive than when I'm in great pain, struggling against insurmountable odds and untold adversity. Hardship? Suffering? Bring it!

The greatest difficulties lie where we are not looking for them.

We can no longer afford to spend major time on minor things than spend minor time on major things.