Adversity Quotes - Page 8

Adversity has ever been considered as the state in which a man most easily becomes acquainted with himself being free from flatterers.

When I was very young I tried selling used cars. It didn't last long. I guess that was my good luck too that I didn't show more promise at it or I might have been an automobile dealer.

Sometimes adversity becomes the fuel in which we run on.

What is heroic is not making life any harder that it has to be.

Adversity is the mother of prosperity

Sweet are the uses of adversity,Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous,Wears yet a precious jewel in his head;And this our life, exempt from public haunt,Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks,Sermons in stones, and good in every thing.

Great tests precede great blessings.

A great leader fights with great adversity, suffers greatly, but courageously, and never forget to help others is his ultimate duty.

People that hold onto hate for so long do so because they want to avoid dealing with their pain. They falsely believe if they forgive they are letting their enemy believe they are a doormat. What they don’t understand is hatred can’t be isolated or turned off. It manifests in their health, choices and belief systems. Their values and religious beliefs make adjustments to justify their negative emotions. Not unlike malware infesting a hard drive, their spirit slowly becomes corrupted and they make choices that don’t make logical sense to others. Hatred left unaddressed will crash a person’s spirit. The only thing he or she can do is to reboot, by fixing him or herself, not others. This might require installing a firewall of boundaries or parental controls on their emotions. Regardless of the approach, we are all connected on this "network of life" and each of us is responsible for cleaning up our spiritual registry.

Peace is more of an internal settlement rather than what is visible on the external.

God loves our attention, sometimes adversity is away to draw us closer to Him.

Gravity is no match against one who is determined to reach the stars.

If we were always given a choice as to every path presented us in life, a multitude of roads leading to priceless treasures would forever go untraveled.Be grateful for your adversities. From toil and triumph evolves a life worth li

If you have never known happiness and sorrow, then you have not fully experience life.

Once you embrace your value, talents and strengths, it neutralizes when others think less of you.

When you observe that the fire in your room is getting dull, you do not always put on more coal, but simply stir with the poker; so God often uses the black poker of adversity in order that the flames of devotion may burn more brightly.

Ask the Creator to direct your path.

What we want is never simple.

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."]

His ruby red rimmed moist eyes were two glasses of cranberry. He wore a cashmere sweater the color of Earl Grey tea...

Until you have stood in another woman’s stilettos, you will never begin to know the year of pain she felt breaking them in.

Adversities test whether we really can live for our dreams.

We live by faith and by the grace of God.

Every experience in the past, prepares us for today. And the present experience equip us for the future.

You have to conquer every obstacle, before you can reach the top of the mountain.

I have seen times of plentiful and times of scarcity.

Write it in your heart, that you live life to the fullness.

The block of granite which was an obstacle in the path of the weak becomes a steppingstone in the path of the strong.

Lord gives even more grace, so you can endure the test of time.

Even in its darkest passages, the heart is unconquerable. It is important that the body survives, but it is more meaningful that the human spirit prevails.

Go forward and conquer any mountain on your path.

Be flexible like trees; when the wind blows bend, but do not break.

I have always fought for ideas - until I learned that it isn't ideas but grief struggle and flashes of vision which enlighten.

Just because she doesn't talk about it, doesn't mean she isn't feeling it. She hurts, but she won't wear it on her sleeve. She will never let an illness, a diagnosis, or a prediction, define her. She doesn't want sympathy, because that type of attention is not her goal. She'd rather you see the woman who smiles in the face of adversity, than be the one who begs you to see her frown.

I make art when I can't gather the words to say.

Some minds seem almost to create themselves springing up under every disadvantage and working their solitary but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles.

In any situation, I ask “What can I do for myself”.

You are no greater than the adversity you can handle.

There are some things you learn best in calm and some in storm.

Stars are not praised for shining during the day, but at night.

You can’t take credit for what you do when your back is against the wall.

I enjoy the times of plenteous and endure the times of scarceness.

We are each warriors of our own times. When we step out of our protective shell, we each encounter forces much more powerful than we are. What we learn through testing ourselves on the combat zones of our eon becomes the textbook protocol for how we shall live out the remainder of our life. The glorious skirmishes and daunting conflicts that we encounter, and what we learn from vigorous engagements on the battlefield of time, inscribe the story of our lives. Spiritual leaders help guide us in our times of doubt and self-questioning. Recognizing the value of the mentorship of spiritual guides in their self-questing ventures, persons who endure immense adversity wish to reciprocate their love of humanity by sharing the scored story of their episodic journey through the corridors of time and relay the incisive truths they discovered to any other travelers with a willing ear.

You can strive in life with courage, faith and hope.

I suffered in my spirit, so that my soul will be restored.

The Lord will deliver us from every chain of sin, slavery and bondage.

There is no Jesus without Judas, no Martin Luther King, Jr., without the Klan; no Ali without Joe Frazier; no freedom without tyranny. No wisdom exists that does not include perspective. Relativity is the greatest gift.

Adversity gives life the thrill of adventure.

If you will call your troubles experiences, and remember that every experience develops some latent force within you, you will grow vigorous and happy, however adverse your circumstances may seem to be.

(The death of his child) "was the first experience of his life, so far as we know, which drove him to look outside of his own mind and heart for help to endure a personal grief. It was the first time in his life when he had not been sufficient for his own experience.

My luck was my father not striking oil... we'd have been rich. I'd never have set out for Hollywood with my camera and I'd have had a lot less interesting life.

Discontent and disorder were signs of energy and hope not of despair.

We face up to awful things because we can't go around them, or forget them. The sooner you say 'Yes, it happened, and there's nothing I can do about it,' the sooner you can get on with your own life. You've got children to bring up. So you've got to get over it. What we have to get over, somehow we do. Even the worst things.

But never forget: When everything feels like it's falling to pieces, the pieces might actually just be falling into place.

God's grace grant us immeasurable ability to overcome adversity of any type.

When everyone is against you, it means that you are absolutely wrong--or absolutely right.

To paraphrase Lucretius, there's nothing more useful than to watch a man or woman in times of contagious deadly disease peril combined with his or her assumptions of financial adversity to discern what kind of man or woman they really are.

Mfalme Sulemani alikuwa mtu mwenye hekima kuliko wote ulimwenguni. Anatushauri, “Adui yako akiwa ana njaa, mpe chakula; Tena akiwa ana kiu, mpe maji ya kunywa; Maana utatia makaa ya moto kichwani pake; Na BWANA atakupa thawabu (Mithali 25:21-22). Yesu anasema jambo fulani linalofanana sana na hilo katika mafundisho Yake yaliyofuata (Mathayo 5:44-45). Kitendo cha kutukanwa, kupigwa, kushtakiwa au kulazimishwa kubeba mzigo mzito usio wa kwako kinaweza kusababisha mafutu mabaya kabisa katika asili ya binadamu. Yaani, chuki, hasira, ukatili na hata vurugu. Lakini pale wale waliobarikiwa kuwa na hekima wanapojikuta katika majaribu makubwa kama hayo tabia yao haitakiwi kuwa ya shari, inda au ya kulipiza kisasi. Bali inatakiwa kuwa ya kusaidia, kuwa na ridhaa ya kutenda mambo mema, na kuwa mwema kwa wengine siku zote.

Never give up on your existence.

Your breaking point is often your blessing point.