A Quotes
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“Adversity can strengthen us if it does not go on too long.”
“Adversity can strengthen you if you have the will to grind it out.”
Source: Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald's
“Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.”
Source: Thoughts of a Christian Optimist: The Words of William Arthur Ward
“Adversity challenges the masks we hide behind, revealing sides of ourselves we have not yet comfortably with the world outside. It is why we dislike adversity, because we have to face what we don't yet understand about ourselves.”
“Adversity cleanses the lethargies of man”
“Adversity creates champions.”
“Adversity creates heroes.”
“Adversity defines true character.”
“Adversity deprives us of our judgment.”
“Adversity discourages losers; adversity inspires winners.”
“Adversity does more than build character. It changes the way we see the world.”
“Adversity does not build character,it reveals it”
“Adversity does not just introduce a man to himself. It also introduces, to him, his family, his friends, and his partner.”
“Adversity does not make us frail; it only shows us how frail we are.”
“Adversity does not redefined but reestablished God's plan for our lives.”
Source: Think Great: Be Great!
“Adversity does teach who your real friends are.”
Source: A Civil Campaign
“Adversity doesn’t build character; it reveals it.”
“Adversity draws men together and produces beauty and harmony in life's relationships, just as the cold of winter produces ice-flowers on the window-panes, which vanish with the warmth.”
“Adversity either crushes your soul
or stimulates your spiritual growth.”
Source: The Art of Healing From Your Spiritual Kitchen: Emotional Literacy With Humor
“Adversity finds at last the man whom she has often passed by.”
“Adversity gives birth to greatness. The greater the challenges and difficulties we face, the greater the opportunity we have to grow and develop as people. A life without adversity, a life of ease and comfort, produces nothing and leaves us with nothing. This is one of the indisputable facts of life.”
“Adversity gives us the Opportunity to See Our True Self. Love gives us the Courage to Become Our True Self.”
“Adversity gives you the opportunity to exhibit godly character.”
“Adversity has a way of introducing a man to himself.”
“Adversity has the effect of drawing out strength and qualities of a man that would have laid dormant in its absence.”
“Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant.”
“Adversity has the same effect on a man that severe training has on the pugilist: it reduces him to his fighting weight.”
Source: Uncle Sam's Uncle Josh: Or, Josh Billings on Practically Everything, Distilled from Josh's Rum and Tansy New England Wit by Donald Day
“Adversity helps a man to know his inherent great abilities.”
Source: Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind
“Adversity, if for no other reason, is of benefit, since it is sure to bring a season of sober reflection. People see clearer at such times. Storms purify the atmosphere.”
“Adversity in immunological doses has its uses; more than that crushes.”
“Adversity in life does not rob your heart of beauty. It simply teaches it a new song to sing.”
“Adversity in life teaches you.”
“Adversity in the things of this world opens the door for spiritual salvation.”
“Adversity introduces a man to himself.”
“Adversity introduces us to ourselves.”
Source: Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre
“Adversity is a call to action, and your freedom lies in taking the first step. Don't worry about the entire staircase, just take one step, and then tomorrow take another.”
“Adversity is a crossroads that makes a person choose one of two paths: character or compromise. Every time he chooses character, he becomes stronger, even if that choice brings negative consequences.”
Source: The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader: Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow
“Adversity is a good school.”
“Adversity is a good test of our resiliency, our ability to cope, to stand back up, to recover from misfortune. Adversity is a painful pedagogue.”
Source: Growing Strong in the Seasons of Life
“Adversity is a great teacher, but this teacher makes us pay dearly for its instruction; and often the profit we derive, is not worth the price we paid.”
“Adversity is a mirage. People, situations, and relationships sometimes change for the worst but inevitably clear a path for far better replacements. The continued journey will always find bliss.”
“Adversity is a misperception as all works toward the good.”
Source: Blessings
“Adversity is a natural part of being human. It is the height of arrogance to prescribe a moral code or health regime or spiritual practice as an amulet to keep things from falling apart. Things do fall apart. It is in their nature to do so. When we try to protect ourselves from the inevitability of change, we are not listening to the soul. We are listening to our fear of life and death, our lack of faith, our smaller ego's will to prevail. To listen to your soul is to stop fighting with life--to stop fighting when things fall apart; when they don't go our away, when we get sick, when we are betrayed or mistreated or misunderstood. To listen to the soul is to slow down, to feel deeply, to see ourselves clearly, to surrender to discomfort and uncertainty and to wait.”
“Adversity is a natural part of being human. It is the height of arrogance to prescribe a moral code or health regimen or spiritual practice as an amulet to keep things from falling apart.”
“Adversity is a severe instructor, set over us by one who knows us better than we do ourselves, as he loves us better too. He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper. This conflict with difficulty makes us acquainted with our object, and compels us to consider it in all its relations. It will not suffer us to be superficial.”
“Adversity is a severe instructor, set over us by one who knows us better than we do ourselves.”
“Adversity is a stimulus.”
“Adversity is a strengthening mechanism that you're not able to see at that time. Your struggle is proof that grace and freedom allows you to shine. You're still here so know that you are a person of destiny and that your breakthrough is beautiful.”
“Adversity is always intermittent and therefore, if effort is consistent you are bound to win.”
“Adversity is always unexpected and unwelcomed. It is an intruder and a thief. But in the hands of God, adversity becomes the means through which HIS Supernatural Power is demonstrated.”
Source: How to Handle Adversity