Nothing befalls a man except what is in his nature to endure.
When everyone is against you, it means that you are absolutely wrong--or absolutely right.
(n.) Opposition; contrariety.
Every disability conceals a vocation, if only we can find it, which will 'turn the necessity to glorious gain.
Adversity is mountain in adventure
In the darkest time, we are left alone to face the fate of life.
Where the battle rages, there the loyalty of the soldier is proved.
Everyone is handed adversity in life. No one's journey is easy. It's how they handle it that makes people unique.
For some reason, I had a responsibility to my family and the people who lived around me. I felt that I had to convey their dignity - the way they dealt with adversity and poverty - and their good humo...
I think the years I have spent in prison have been the most formative and important in my life because of the discipline the sensations but chiefly the opportunity to think clearly to try to unders...
The difficulties and struggles of today are but the price we must pay for the accomplishments and victories of tomorrow.
In the pursuit of goals, you cannot give up anytime you feel un-comfortable.
a man in earnest finds means, or if he cannot find he creates them. A vigorous purpose makes much out of little, breathes power into weak instruments, disarms difficulties, and even turns them into as...
Any situation is new adventure.
Adversity often defines dignity.
May you find inner strength to overcome obstacles in life.
So it is more useful to watch a man in times of peril, and in adversity to discern what kind of man he is; for then at last words of truth are drawn from the depths of his heart, and the mask is torn...
Life is at its best when everything has fallen out of place, and you decide that you're going to fight to get them right, not when everything is going your way and everyone is praising you.
One of the greatest gifts my father gave me - unintentionally - was witnessing the courage with which he bore adversity.
The most beautiful rainbows are sometimes formed in the ugliest storms.
One who was adored by all in prosperity is abhorred by all in adversity.