Quotes on Overcoming Adversity

If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?

Birds sing after a storm. Why shouldn't we?

The measure of human character is our reaction to dark times. No one can sidestep darkness. It is the throne upon which light sits. If a soul has not known sadness and struggle, there is no chance of overcoming, no cherishing the dawn.

Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.

The next time you find yourself alone in a dark alley facing the undeniables of life, don't cover them with a blanket, or ignore them with a nervous grin. Don't turn up the TV and pretend they aren't there. Instead, stand still, whisper his name, and listen. He is nearer than you think.

One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.

Opposition is a natural part of life. Just as we develop our physical muscles through overcoming opposition - such as lifting weights - we develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and adversity.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

Tough times never last, but tough people do.

You must not only learn to live with tension, you must seek it out. You must learn to thrive on stress.

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.

Patience; this is the greatest business asset. Wait for the right time to make your moves.

Avoiding problems you need to face is avoiding the life you need to live.

It is said an Eastern monarch once charged his wise men to invent him a sentence to be ever in view, and which should be true and appropriate in all times and situations. They presented him the words, "And this too, shall pass away." How much it expresses! How chastening in the hour of pride! How consoling in the depths of affliction!

The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem.

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.

We must not wish for the disappearance of our troubles but for the grace to transform them.

Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever remains to them?

Fresh activity is the only means of overcoming adversity.

In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.

The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.