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Adversity Quotes

We all encounter adversity in our lives. Enjoy these inspirational adversity quotes. May they inspire you to overcome the adversities in your life and help you focus on the positive things in life.

"Adversity causes some men to break, others to break records." William A. Ward
"Problems are only opportunities with thorns on them." Hugh Miller
"A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials." Chinese Proverb
"Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant." Horace
Good timber does not grow with ease; the stronger the wind, the stronger the trees. J. Willard Marriott






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More inspirational quotes about adversity: Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know of no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater their power to harm us.
Voltaire

Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.
William James

In times like these, it helps to recall that there have always been times like these.
Paul Harvey

Adversity enhances this tale we call life.
Ever Garrison

Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.
Robert Leighton

I have learned there is a gift wrapped inside of every adversity and, if you have faith and hope, you can lose everything and still survive.
Sandi Bachom

Adversity is the state in which man mostly easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then.
Samuel Johnson

Adversity is a fact of life. It can't be controlled. What we can control is how we react to it.
Author Unknown

As a rule, adversity reveals genius and prosperity hides it.
Horace

A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune.
Horace

The darkest hour has only sixty minutes.
Morris Mandel

A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.
English Proverb

Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity.
Thomas Carlyle

Hardships can deprive mortals of the power to ACT. But at the same time, hardships can be the means of eternal growth in ATTITUDE and DESIRE. If endured with the right attitude and accompanied by righteous desires, suffering and deprivation can be the agency of great growth in our spirits.
Dallin H. Oaks

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