Quotes by Adversity If the world seems cold to you, kindle fires to warm it. Lucy Larcom adversitycaringinspirational Like a plant that starts up in showers and sunshine and does not know which has best helped it to grow, it is difficult to say whether the hard things or the pleasant things did me the most good. Lucy Larcom sunshineadversityblessing Courage is adversity's lamp. Luc de Clapiers lampsadversitycourage Look at a man in the midst of doubt & danger and you will learn in his hour of adversity what he really is. Lucretius adversitydoubtmen Recommend virtue to your children, that alone - not wealth - can give happiness. It upholds in adversity and the thought of it and my art prevents me from putting an end to my life. Ludwig van Beethoven adversitychildrenart Every obstacle is a stepping stone. My good cannot be stopped. Louise Hay obstaclesadversitystones What really grabs me is when a reader writes to express her personal story and how a book helped her situation, or her acceptance of a situation she can't change. I read some sad cases in my snail and electronic mail. I respond to all I can, affirming that they are the true heroes of life because they are fighting through adversity and surviving. Lurlene McDaniel adversityherobook It is in the whole process of meeting and solving problems that life has meaning. Problems are the cutting edge that distinguishes between success and failure. Problems call forth our courage and our wisdom; indeed, they create our courage and our wisdom. It is only because of problems that we grow mentally and spiritually. It is through the pain of confronting and resolving problems that we learn. M. Scott Peck adversitycuttingpain Outside our comfort zone, though, is where we experience the true awesomeness of God. Lysa TerKeurst adversitychristiangod Righteousness has never precluded adversity. M. Russell Ballard righteousnessadversity We have heard all of our lives how, after the Civil War was over, the South went back to straighten itself out and make a living again. It was for many years a voiceless part of the government. The balance of power moved away from it--to the north and the east. The problems of the north and the east became the big problem of the country and nobody paid much attention to the economic unbalance the South had left as its only choice. Lyndon B. Johnson adversitywarcountry Problems are the cutting edge that distinguishes between success and failure. Problems ... create our courage and wisdom. M. Scott Peck adversitycuttingproblem Intolerance is itself a form of violence and an obstacle to the growth of a true democratic spirit. Mahatma Gandhi adversityinspirationalpeace Adversity is the mother of progress. Mahatma Gandhi progressadversitymother I see too many people who jump into spirituality as a shelter to hide from reality. It doesn't work that way. The way it works is for the spirit behind you to follow you wherever you go, like a loyal soldier, and show you how to face up to adversity. If you can't face adversity, you will get locked into a new age perception that everything is fine when it isn't. That makes you vulnerable to being exploited by the person who comes along and says, "I am a psychic. I have studied with this guy or that guy, and I know what you should do". Malidoma Patrice Some adversityrealitypeople Some people as a result of adversity are sadder, wiser, kinder, more human. Most of us are better, though, when things go better. Malcolm Forbes adversitychallengespeople Better to lose count while naming your blessings than to lose your blessings to counting your troubles. Maltbie Davenport Babcock gratitudeadversityblessing Some people as a result of adversity are sadder, wiser, kinder, more human. Most of us are better, though, when things go better. Knowing when to keep your mouth shut is invariably more important than opening it at the right time. Always listen to a man when he describes the faults of others. Often times, most times, he's describing his own, revealing himself. Malcolm Forbes adversityknowingmen There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time. Malcolm X adversityheartbreaktime Flom had the same experience...He didn't triumph over adversity. Instead, what started out as adversity ended up being an opportunity. Malcolm Gladwell triumphadversityopportunity«3233343536373839404142»
