Adversity
Prosperity is a great mercy, but adversity is a greater one, if it brings us to Christ.
Author: J. C. RyleTopics: Adversity, Christ, Famous, Greater, Mercy, Prosperity
Adversity introduces a man to himself
Author: A. J. GreenTopics: Acceptance, Adversity, Famous, Life, Male, Male friends, Meaningful
The world tempts us either by attaching us to it in prosperity, or by filling us with fear of adversity. But faith overcomes this in that we believe in a life to come better than this one, and hence we despise the riches of this world and we are not terrified in the face of adversity
Author: Thomas AquinasTopics: Adversity, Attaching, Believe, Despise, Faith, Famous, Life, Meaningful, Prosperity, Rich, World
Three words, Ignis aurum probat. “Fire tests gold.” The rest of the phrase: “. . . and adversity tests the brave.
Author: Gail HoneymanTopics: Adversity, Brave, Famous, Fire, Gold, Test, Words
She was her steady self again, the one about whom Nonie had said, “I admire that woman. Despite all her adversities, Beryl Jones manages to stay in control her days.
Author: Gail GodwinTopics: Admire, Adversity, Controls, Famous, Steadiness., Woman
A person always has control over how she meets her adversities, and the good news is that the facing of them, one after another, year after year, builds an inner strength that nobody can take away from you.
Author: Gail GodwinTopics: Adversity, Control, Famous, Good news, Inner Strength, Person
Do not try to find a place free from temptations and troubles. Rather, seek a peace that endures even when you are beset by various temptations and tried by much adversity.
Author: Thomas a KempisTopics: Adversity, Famous, Feelings, Life, Meaningful, Place, Temptation, Troubles
The measure of every man’s virtue is best revealed in time of adversity – adversity that does not weaken a man but rather shows what he is
Author: Thomas a KempisTopics: Adversity, Famous, Feelings, Life, Meaningful, Measure
Occasions of adversity best discover how great virtue or strength each one hath. For occasions do not make a man frail, but they show what he is
Author: Thomas a KempisTopics: Adversity, Discover, Famous, Feelings, Life, Meaningful, Strength
Adversity is not something to be feared; it’s an opportunity for growth.
Author: I.King jordanTopics: Acceptance, Adversity, Experiences, Famous, Feelings, Inspirational, Life, Meaningful, Opportunity, Positive
I’ve always been interested in an architecture of resistance – architecture that has some power over the way we live. Working under adversarial conditions could be seen as a plus because you’re offering alternatives. Still, there are situations that make you ask the questions: ‘Do I want to be a part of this?
Author: Thom MayneTopics: Adversity, Alternatives, Architecture, Condition, Experiences, Famous, Feelings, Interested, Meaningful, Power, Situation
True friends visit us in prosperity only when invited, but in adversity they come without invitation.
Author: TheophrastusTopics: Adversity, Famous, Invitation, Prosperity, True friendship
In baseball, as in life, the true measure of a person is how they handle adversity
Author: A. Bartlett GiamattiTopics: Adversity, Advertisement, Base, Baseball, Basement, Basic, Handle, Handle situations, Handling, Life, Life Choices, Life Cycle, Life expectancy, True, True courage
No matter how well I have taken care of my body, I have been injured a few times, which is very unfortunate and which is very disappointing. But each time, I have come back, I have come back stronger, and I have come back hungrier.
Author: K. L. RahulTopics: Adversity, Determination, Disappointments, Famous, Hungrier, Injured, Overcoming Challenges, Physical Health, Self-Care, Strength, Stronger, Unfortunate
When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
Author: Thomas JeffersonTopics: Adversity, Challenges, Determination, Ending, Endurance, Famous, Feelings, Hang On, Hang On', Hope, Inspirational, Knots, Life, Meaningful, Overcoming, Perseverance, Positive, Resilience, Strength, Tie
It was time when they both loved each other best, without hurry or excess, when both were most conscious of and grateful for their incredible victories over adversity.
Author: Gabriel Garcia MarquezTopics: Absence of Hurry, Adversity, Appreciating, Famous, Gratitude, Inspirational, Moments, Overcoming Challenges, Peak of Love, Relationship, Victories
Stay true to yourself, even in the face of adversity. Your authenticity is what sets you apart.
Author: Gabriel ByrneTopics: Adversity, Authenticity, Emphasizes, Famous, Importance, Inspirational, Maintaining, Stay true, Yourself
You don’t develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.
Author: EpicurusTopics: Acceptance, Adversity, Challenging, Courage, Develop, Difficult, Everyday, Famous, Happy, Inspirational, Life, Meaningful, People, Relationship, Survival, Times
Real champions fight through adversity.
Author: Conor McGregorTopics: Adversity, Champ, Champagne, Experiences, Famous, Feelings, Fight, Fighting, Life, Meaningful, Ready, Real, Real Class
If Life Gets Too Hard To Stand, Kneel.
Author: Gordon B. HinckleyTopics: Adversity, Difficulties, Encourages, Famous, Individuals, Inspirational, Kneel, Life, Motivational, Prayer, Time
You’ll never find a better sparring partner than adversity.
Author: Golda MeirTopics: Adversity, Better, Famous, Find, Inspirational, Never, Partner, Sparring
I came up from a difficult background.
Author: Gordon RamsayTopics: Adversity, Background, Difficult, Early in life, Experiences, Facing, Famous, Inspirational, Life
Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
Author: PlutarchTopics: Adversity, Famous, Friends, Meaningful, Prosperity
Hope itself is like a star – not to be seen in the sunshine of prosperity, and only to be discovered in the night of adversity.
Author: Charles Spurgeon
Topics: Adversity, Discoveries, Famous, Feelings, Hope, Hope of reward, Itself, Life, Meaningful, Night, Shine, Standing up, Star
There is a great deal of unmapped country within us which would have to be taken into account in an explanation of our gusts and storms.
Author: George EliotTopics: Adversity, Country, Famous, Positive, Unmapped
Of fortune’s sharp adversity, the worst kind of misfortune is this, that a man hath been in prosperity and it remembers when it passed is.
Author: Geoffrey ChaucerTopics: Adversity, Famous, Inspirational, Misfortune
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to appellation.
Author: George WashingtonTopics: Adversity, Famous, Inspirational, Plant, Slow growth, Suggests, True friendship, Undergo, Withstand
Dare to be different. Be a pioneer. Be a leader. Be the kind of woman who in the face of adversity will continue to embrace life and walk fearlessly toward the challenge.
Author: Oprah WinfreyTopics: Adversity, Challenge, Dare, Different, Embrace, leader, Woman's
I’ve faced adversity, but it’s only made me stronger.
Author: Lil DurkTopics: Adversity, Facing, Famous, Motivation, Stronger
Learning is an ornament in prosperity, a refuge in adversity, and a provision in old age
Author: AristotleTopics: Adversity, Famous, Feelings, Learning, Life, Meaningful, Older, Prosperity
We came from nothing really. One house. Ten people. Even days the lights were off. The worst day was not eating. Surviving off rice and toast.
Author: Lil DurkTopics: Adversity, Challenges, Hard Time, Hardest Hurdles, Past experiences, Struggling
When you come from the bottom, you appreciate everything.
Author: Lil DurkTopics: Adversity, Appreciate, Determination, Everything, Experiences, Motivation, Sense of gratitude
Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.
Author: Napoleon HillTopics: Adversity, Benefit, Failure, Famous, Feelings, Greater, Meaningful