The more difficulties one has to encounter, within and without, the more significant and the higher in inspiration his life will be.
The further you are in the wilderness, the closer the Promised Land is.
(n.) Opposition; contrariety.
Often God has to shut a door in our face so that He can subsequently open the door through which He wants us to go.
When a man is pushed tormented defeated he has a chance to learn something he has been put on his wits ... he has gained facts learned his ignorance is cured of the insanity of conceit has got...
Adversity is a severe instructor. ... He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.
I would never have amounted to anything were it not for adversity. I was forced to come up the hard way.
My luck was my father not striking oil... we'd have been rich. I'd never have set out for Hollywood with my camera and I'd have had a lot less interesting life.
Of all the advantages which come to any young man ... poverty is the greatest.
Remember that the Devil doesn't sleep but seeks our ruin in a thousand different ways
There are times in everyone's life when something constructive is born out of adversity ... when things seem so bad that you've got to grab your fate by the shoulders and shake it.
The road to success has many paths. Do not become boggled down on what is out of your control, but be determined to push yourself to adapt to what is in your way so that you can get closer to your dre...
As a rose blossoms despite being surrounded by thorns, bloom despite being surrounded by troubles.
Pain frees you from complacency.Tears free you from sorrow.Weaknesses free you from pride.Adversity frees from boredom.Challenges free you from monotony.
Your mind is greater than your problems,your heart is greater than your troubles,your soul is greater than your temptations,and your God is greater than your obstacles.
Some knowledge and some song and some beauty must be kept for those days before the world again plunges into darkness.
Prosperity is a great teacher adversity is a greater. Possession pampers the mind privation trains and strengthens it.
Who hath not known ill fortune never knew himself or his own virtue.
This struggle of people against their conditions this is where you find the meaning in life.
Our trials are tests our sorrows pave the way for a fuller life when we have earned it.
In order to change we must be sick and tired of being sick and tired.