ADVERSITY QUOTES V

quotations about adversity

Adversity is part of life--by avoiding adversity, one avoids life.

PAUL GORDON STOLTZ

Adversity Quotient: Turning Obstacles into Opportunities

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Dealing with adversity is like preparing for surgery. By putting our faith in what the doctor has said, we believe we will be better off if we have the surgery. But that does not make it any less painful. By submitting to the hand of a surgeon, we are saying that our ultimate goal is health, even at the cost of pain. Adversity is the same way. It is a means to an end. It is God's tool for the advancement of our spiritual lives.

CHARLES F. STANLEY

How to Handle Adversity

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Adversity is a misperception as all works toward the good.

JULIA CAMERON

Prayers to the Great Creator


Abused prosperity is oftentimes made the very means of our greatest adversity.

DANIEL DEFOE

Robinson Crusoe

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Adversity is like the period of the former and of the latter rain--cold, comfortless, unfriendly to man and to animal; yet from that season have their birth, the flower, and the fruit, the date, the rose, and the pomegranate.

SIR WALTER SCOTT

The Talisman

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Adversity is a way of life and God is there in that time of need.

DABO SWINNEY

"Clemson's Dabo Swinney shares 'SWAG' story", Times Enterprise, February 25, 2016


Adversity is only sand on your track to prevent you from skidding.

CROFT M. PENTZ

1001 Things Your Mother Told You


Prosperity is no just scale, adversity is the only balance to try friends.

PLUTARCH

attributed, A Dictionary of Thoughts

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The self-belief and the willingness to confront adversity is what separate the great from the ordinary.

INDRANIL MAJUMDAR

"Rohit and Saha take India to a commanding position", Calcutta Telegraph, October 2, 2016


Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.

ROBERT LEIGHTON

attributed, A Dictionary of Thoughts

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Adversity has ever been considered the state in which a man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, then, especially, being free from flatterers.

SAMUEL JOHNSON

attributed, A Dictionary of Thoughts

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Stars may be seen from the bottom of a deep well, when they cannot be discerned from the top of a mountain. So are many things learned in adversity which the prosperous man dreams not of.

CHARLES HADDON SPURGEON

The Saint and His Saviour

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Facing adversity is something I've never shied away from. In fact, I welcome it to come at me head-on. I'm strong enough to know that if I'm willing to fight for something I can have almost anything -- and this is no exception.

KRISTIANA PAGE

"Wanderlust and Lupus", Lupus News Today, October 3, 2016


Those who choose to make adversity their friend don't enjoy hardship any more than the next person. But there is a world of difference between those who befriend adversity by overcoming it and learning from the experience, and those who give up at the first sign of an obstacle.... Adversity is going to happen, and usually in ways you could've never foreseen. Knowing this, make a choice right now to look at adversity in a new light the next time it comes your way. Though it may not look so friendly on the surface, realize that adversity is an ally and that it's here to teach you something of crucial importance. Of course it's an unwelcome visitor. But when it presents itself, treat the experience as a unique learning opportunity. Here is your chance to impact positively your human capital development in ways that no seminar, class, or training session can even closely approximate.

J. BARRY GRISWELL & BOB JENNINGS

The Adversity Paradox

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I know adversity is not easy, but I also understand that if met with a positive mental attitude it's going to serve you well.

GLENN CARUSO

"Normality to combat cancer: Luke Hermann's fight off the football field", Tommie Media, September 20, 2016


There is no education like adversity.

BENJAMIN DISRAELI

Endymion

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All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me. You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.

WALT DISNEY

attributed, Pearls: Philosophies for Living a Robust and Fulfilling Life

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The shade of faith and the cloak of true godliness is the best equipage for the storm of adversity.

WILLIAM SCOTT DOWNEY

Proverbs

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Adversity is the mint in which God stamps upon man his image and superscription.

HENRY WARD BEECHER

Proverbs from Plymouth Pulpit

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It's tempting to suppose that adversity is a precursor to strong leadership. But it's not the adversity that foments achievement, it's an individual's response to adversity--their degree of resilience. Resilience, the ability to bounce back after a setback, is an emotional muscle that grows stronger with use. The more frequent and intense the adversity--situations where one is under fire, facing a formidable foe or suffering with hardship--the more one's resilience is tested and fortified. Note the strong relationship between adversity and resilience. Without adversity, our resilience muscles atrophy. If life is too comfortable, we never practice "bouncing back." If we never fail or lose, we miss the confidence-building experience of coming from behind to win.

JOHN ENGELS

"Adversity and resilience can become leadership assets", Rochester Business Journal, January 29, 2016