Quotes on Adversity

A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

All life demands struggle. Those who have everything given to them become lazy, selfish, and insensitive to the real values of life. The very striving and hard work that we so constantly try to avoid is the major building block in the person we are today.

The value of liberty was thus enhanced in our estimation by the difficulty of its attainment, and the worth of characters appreciated by the trial of adversity.

To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.

Everything that I've ever been able to accomplish in skating and in life has come out of adversity and perseverance.

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.

The tragedy of life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach. It isn't a calamity to die with dreams unfulfilled, but it is a calamity not to dream...It is not a disgrace not to reach the stars, but it is a disgrace to have no stars to reach for. Not failure, but low aim is sin.

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.

Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you.

People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.

Show your contempt for the problem and your concern for the person.

The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach.

Kites rise highest against the wind - not with it.

Life is like an ice-cream cone, you have to lick it one day at a time.

Drag your thoughts away from your troubles... by the ears, by the heels, or any other way you can manage it.

Life is thickly sown with thorns. I know no other remedy than to pass rapidly over them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes the greater is their power to harm us.

Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.

Men grow tired of sleep, love, singing and dancing sooner than of war.

Every great man, every successful man, no matter what the field of endeavor, has known the magic that lies in these words: every adversity has the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit.

Adversity will only sharpen our wits and make us more strong-willed, resulting in the political awakening of more Hong Kongers, not to mention the international community's support.