Adversity Quotes - Page 22

Screw it. Bring on that sorry dragon!Comes down to it, I'll bet Hrundig knows a recipe for cooking the mangy beasts.

This rose is not so fragrant as a summer flower, but it has stood through hardships none of them could bear: the cold rain of winter has sufficed to nourish it, and its faint sun to warm it; the bleak winds have not blanched it, or broken its stem, and the keen frost has not blighted it. Look, Gilbert, it is still fresh and blooming as a flower can be, with the cold snow even now on its petals.

Every challenge is an opportunity for spiritual growth.

He who runs from a challenge runs from an opportunity.

God determine the time and duration in the wilderness for every man.

Restlessness is discontent and discontent is the first necessity of progress.

To live greatly, we must develop the capacity to face trouble with courage, disappointment with cheerfulness, and triumph with humility.

All sorts of spiritual gifts come through privations if they are accepted.

Don't let yesterday’s storm keep you from enjoying today's sunshine.

May you find grace to endure every circumstance.

You told me once that too much good in a person's life will stunt their growth. You said pain is necessary, because in order for a person to succeed, they must first learn to conquer adversity. And that's what you do... you deliver adversity where you see fit.

Adversity is opportunity inside out.

It seemed to him that she looked completely at home in the classic truck, but then, he supposed that spoke more of her personality than of the vehicle. She was probably at home...wherever she was planted. Ha! That thought had come straight from his wife. She was always admonishing the boys, "Bloom where you're planted." By the time they were in high school, they'd learned it did no good complaining to their mother about teachers, coaches, or chores. Her response was consistent throughout their road to adulthood.

The harder you fall, the heavier your heart; the heavier your heart, the stronger you climb; the stronger you climb, the higher your pedestal.

We all face difficult times. It is only the grace of God that gives strength to endure.

In the midst of the turbulence, we hang onto hope.

Every experience however bitter has its lesson and to focus one's attention on the lesson helps one overcome the bitterness.

Enjoy the times of plentiful and endure the times of scarcity.

Battling wolves today strengthens you for battling lions tomorrow.

The more you are grateful for what you have the more you can live fully in the present. When you live in the present moment the greater you can build stepping stones for a brighter future.

You can perhaps, in a number of circumstances, tell yourself that you can't have more than you have until you do better than you're doing, but by all means steer clear of its reverse, the creed of defeat, in saying that you can't do better than you're doing until you can have more than you have.

In my darkness time, God splendour light shines my path.

Many think that the mark of a great champion is the nature and margin of their victories and the peaks they scale and reach. That’s only part of it. The mark of the greatest of champions is how they react and respond to defeat. That is when they become enshrined in our hearts and minds – as they rise again and into the immortal pages of history.

Christianity is living hope.

The roughest roads often lead to the top.

Fear not! The Lord will rescue and deliver you.

If you fail, don’ quit.Try again, and again but with much enthusiasm and continuous effort.You will soon master the art and skills needed to succeed.

Don’t complain. Find the courage to be grateful for every circumstance.

You cannot drown a fish in the ocean, no matter how deep you sink it.

Your spirit is strong enough to survive any situation.

We can only recreate ourselves with renewal of our mind.

Brotherhood is born in adversity.

The sky belongs to eagles, even during storms.

Life hands us storms so we can paint rainbows.

Some men, under the pressure of incarceration, showed true mettle, while others revealed themselves as less than what they had appeared to be.

I am pushing through every barrier to fulfill my dream.

A certain amount of opposition is a great help to a man it is what he wants and must have to be good for anything. Hardship and opposition are the native soil of manhood and self-reliance.

There are three modes of bearing the ills of life: by indifference by philosophy and by religion.

Pain in the wilderness is an investment in pleasure in the Promised Land.

No situation can enslaved us, if we are free in our mind.

Hope is a happy spirit.

It is my toughest time but the greatest.

We can't always take the higher road when faced with adversity. Sometimes for the sake of restoration, peace and sharing the love of Jesus, we have to walk through the tribulation.

There is no education like adversity.

Endure the pain, overcome the hurt.

It is the toughest time but the best.

Sometimes we have to reach rock bottom before we're willing to rise up and overcome our trials.

You can conquer any mountain with faith, hope and courage.

Don’t be afraid to live life. There is grace for the living.

To live is to war with trolls.

In every situation, may we find the grace of endurance.

Every difficulty draws us toward a higher power than ourselves.

When your critics raise hell keep building your heaven.

Art is my cure to all this madness, sadness and loss of belonging in the world & through it I'll walk myself home.

If we had no winter the spring would not be so pleasant if we did not sometimes taste of adversity prosperity would not be so welcome.

North and South has both met and made kind o' friends in this big smoky place.

When I am passing through hell, I have to remind myself of the last time I happened to be on that road. How quickly it was over, without any ingenuity on my part. After all, hell is a one-way street. The only direction forward is the way out.

All times are treasureable; the times of prosperity, and times of adversity,

Did you have a rough month? I did :( but, you know what? There’s no time to dwell on a missed opportunity or worry about what I should’ve done or said, beating myself up & making myself miserable about my mistakes. That doesn’t work. So will take notes from that, put it behind me, move on & finish the year STRONG

A flower can only grow through concrete if it believes in itself, not its obstacles.