Quotes on Overcoming Adversity
These quotes on overcoming adversity demonstrate that even famous and accomplished people have faced difficult times and have had to learn to overcome them.
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A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. Winston Churchill
Every adversity, every failure every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit. Napoleon Hill
Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it. Horace
There are some defeats more triumphant than victories. Michel de Montaigne
Do not yield to misfortunes, but meet them on the contrary with fortitude. Virgil
A good resolve will make any port. Horace
If I had a formula for bypassing trouble, I would not pass it round. Trouble creates a capacity to handle it. I don't embrace trouble; that's as bad as treating it as an enemy. But I do say meet it as a friend, for you'll see a lot of it and had better be on speaking terms with it. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Obstacles are great incentives. Michelet
When it is dark enough, you can see the stars. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Obstacles cannot crush me. Every obstacle yields to stern resolve. He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind. Leonardo Da Vinci
Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them. Publilius Syrus
A problem is a chance for you to do your best. Duke Ellington
There is no education like adversity. Benjamin Disraeli
Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us. Voltaire
The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials. Dutch Proverb
I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders. Jewish Proverb
Tough times never last, but strong people do. Robert H. Schuller
A man of character finds a special attractiveness in difficulty, since it is only by coming to grips with difficulty that he can realize his potentialities. Charles de Gaulle
Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy. William Shakespeare
Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course. William Shakespeare
Adversity is the first path to truth. Lord Byron
To have become a deeper man is the privilege of those who have suffered. Oscar Wilde
We acquire the strength we have overcome. Ralph Waldo Emerson
One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity. Albert Schweitzer
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
Everybody ought to do at least two things each day that he hates to do, just for practice. William James
The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem. Theodore Rubin
Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor. Truman Capote
Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn. Harriet Beecher Stowe
Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it. Michael Jordan
The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity. Seneca