Adversity Quotes

"Character, like a photograph, develops in darkness."

"Adversity is good, says Rahim, if it lasts only a few days; for it shows who in this world is friend and who is foe."

Rahim

"Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them."

Publilius Syrus

"Even misfortune brings a benefit: it is a measuring rod to test one's friends."

Thiruvalluvar

"Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts."

Cicero

"The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity."

Seneca

"A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends."

Baltasar Gracián

"Pursue your goals even in the face of difficulties, and convert adversities into opportunities."

Dhirubhai Ambani

"I thank God for my handicaps, for, through them, I have found myself, my work, and my God."

"That which does not kill us makes us stronger."

"Of all the virtues we can learn no trait is more useful, more essential for survival, and more likely to improve the quality of life than the ability to transform adversity into an enjoyable challenge."

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

"Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it."

John Neal

"There is no education like adversity."

Benjamin Disraeli

"Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm."

Publilius Syrus

"Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth."

Mike Tyson

"Adversity is another way to measure the greatness of individuals. I never had a crisis that didn't make me stronger."

Lou Holtz

"Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant."

Horace

“You have to handle adversity well. There are roadblocks you will have to fight through.”

"We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world."

"Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience, and we soon shall see them in their proper figures."

Joseph Addison

"To bear trials with a calm mind robs misfortune of its strength and burden."

Seneca

"Out of difficulties grow miracles."

Jean de La Bruyère

“Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful.”

“Difficulties mastered are opportunities won.”

“Sweet are the uses of adversity, which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, wears yet a precious jewel in his head.”