Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man, but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity.
Emergencies have always been necessary to progress. It was darkness which produced the lamp. It was fog that produced the compass. It was hunger that drove us to exploration. And it took a depression...
(n.) Opposition; contrariety.
Turbulence does not shake a tree with strong roots.
Everyone wants to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.
Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
Constant success shows us but one side of the world adversity brings out the reverse of the picture.
If you suffer, thank God! It is a sure sign that you are alive.
At every step the child should be allowed to meet the real experience of life the thorns should never be plucked from his roses.
Helen Keller became deaf, dumb, and blind shortly after birth. Despite her greatest misfortune, she has written her name indelibly in the pages of the history of the great. Her entire life has served...
The beautiful thing about the NFL season is to see a team come together after they get to know each other in the spring and summer. You then go through adversity together and see how you respond. The...
As a medical doctor, I have known the face of adversity. I have seen much of death and dying, suffering and sorrow. I also remember the plight of students overwhelmed by their studies and of those str...
Someone said adversity builds character, but someone else said adversity reveals character. I'm pleasantly surprised with my resilience. I persevere, and not just blindly. I take the best, get rid of...
I personally have dealt with any adversity in my life with humor. That's why I told America to 'Read my hips!' on 'Dancing With the Stars' or was happy to play along with Jason Alexander and Jerry Sei...
Truth like the burgeoning of a bulb under the soil however deeply sown will make its way to the light.
Prosperity provideth but adversity proveth friends.
How sublime a thing it is to suffer and be strong.
Problems are the cutting edge that distinguishes between success and failure. Problems ... create our courage and wisdom.
They sicken of calm who know the storm.
We cannot infer from prosperity that God is pleased with us, nor can we infer from adversity that he is displeased with us.
Every situation you conquer, you find the strength, your never knew you had.