We cannot infer from prosperity that God is pleased with us, nor can we infer from adversity that he is displeased with us.
I long ago came to the conclusion that all life is six to five against.
(n.) Opposition; contrariety.
There is nothing the body suffers which the soul may not profit by.
I think there is this about the great troubles - they teach us the art of cheerfulness whereas the small ones cultivate the industry of discontent.
Suffering! We owe to it all that is good in us, all that gives value to life we owe to it pity, we owe to it courage, we owe to it all the virtues.
There is no coming to consciousness without pain.
He disposes Doom who hath suffered him.
It is often hard to distinguish between the hard knocks in life and those of opportunity.
Your first big trouble can be a bonanza if you live through it. Get through the first trouble and you'll probably make it through the next one.
Unless a man has been kicked around a little you can't really depend upon him to amount to anything.
If you have been sunned through and through like an apricot on a wall from your earliest days you are oversensitive to any withdrawal of heat.
Adversity has ever been considered as the state in which a man most easily becomes acquainted with himself being free from flatterers.
A woman is like a tea bag: you never know her strength until you drop her in hot water.
You have learned something. That always feels at first as if you had lost something.
Life can be real tough ... you can either learn from your problems or keep repeating them over and over.
The same reason makes a man a religious enthusiast that makes a man an enthusiast in any other way: an uncomfortable mind in an uncomfortable body.
Only because of darkness are we able to clearly see the stars.
Through storms you are able to get all the colors you need to paint the rainbow.
Something called 'the Oklahoma Standard' became known throughout the world. It means resilience in the face of adversity. It means a strength and compassion that will not be defeated.
I really believe in the old expression that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. It's through adversity that you find the strength you never knew you had.
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