Quotes by Adversity Every failure, every adversity, every heartache may be a blessing in disguise providing it softens the animal portion of our nature. Napoleon Hill gratitudeadversityanimal I am thankful for the adversities, which have crossed my pathway, for they taught me tolerance, sympathy, self-control, perseverance and some other virtues I might never have known. Napoleon Hill perseverancegratitudeadversity During our mortal schooling in submissiveness, we will see the visible crosses that some carry, but other crosses will go unseen. A few individuals may appear to have no trials at all, which, if it were so, would be a trial in itself. Indeed, if, as do trees, our souls had rings to measure the years of greatest personal growth, the wide rings would likely reflect the years of greatest moisture-but from tears, not rainfall. Neal A. Maxwell adversitytreeyears When adversity overtakes you, it pays to be thankful it was not worse instead of worrying over your misfortune. Napoleon Hill being-thankfuladversityworry It is true that people are sometimes hit by adversities beyond their control. But those so affected are better helped when they are awakened to the resources they do possess than when they are told they don't have any. Nathaniel Branden adversitysometimespeople These really are our days, and we can prevail and overcome, even in the midst of trends that are very disturbing. If we are faithful the day will come when those deserving pioneers and ancestors, whom we rightly praise for having overcome the adversities in the wilderness trek, will praise today’s faithful for having made their way successfully through a desert of despair and for having passed through a cultural wilderness, while still keeping the faith. Neal A. Maxwell ldsfaithfuladversity The winds of tribulation, which blow out some men's candles of commitment, only fan the fires of faith of others. Neal A. Maxwell adversityblowcommitment Adversity will do something too you or for you. Napoleon Hill adversity All crosses are easier to carry when we keep moving. Neal A. Maxwell adversitymissionarymoving The great challenge is to refuse to let the bad things that happen to us do bad things to us. That is the crucial difference between adversity and tragedy. Neal A. Maxwell adversitydifferenceschallenges Daily hope is vital, since the ‘Winter Quarters’ of our lives are not immediately adjacent to our promised land either. An arduous trek still awaits, but hope spurs weary disciples on. Neal A. Maxwell adversitylandwinter For the faithful, our finest hours are sometimes during or just Neal A. Maxwell faithfuladversitytime At the center of our agency is our freedom to form a healthy attitude toward whatever circumstances we are placed in! Neal A. Maxwell adversityfreedomattitude The Lord has said, ‘I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.’ (Isaiah 48:10, 1 Nephi 20:10). He knows, being omniscient, how we will cope with affliction beforehand. But we do not know this. We need, therefore, the refining that God gives to us, though we do not seek or crave such tribulation. Neal A. Maxwell adversitygivingneeds A good friend, who knows whereof he speaks, has observed of trials, ‘If it’s fair, it is not a true trial!’ That is, without the added presence of some inexplicableness and some irony and injustice, the experience may not stretch us or lift us sufficiently. The crucifixion of Christ was clearly the greatest injustice in human history, but the Savior bore up under it with majesty and indescribable valor. Neal A. Maxwell crucifixion-of-christgood-friendadversity These fiery trials are designed to make you stronger, but they have the potential to diminish or even destroy your trust in the Son of God and to weaken your resolve to keep your promises to Him. These trials are often camouflaged, making them difficult to identify. They take root in our weaknesses, our vulnerabilities, our sensitivities, or in those things that matter most to us. A real but manageable test for one can be a fiery trial for another. Neil L. Andersen adversityrealson Disability is not a brave struggle or 'courage in the face of adversity.' Disability is an art. It's an ingenious way to live. Neil Marcus adversitystruggleart The enlarging of the soul requires not only some remodeling, but some excavating. Neal A. Maxwell remodelingadversitysoul If one is devoid of hope and thanksgiving, he cannot for long remain sinless, for he will, in despair, have slackened his resolve. Feelings of futility foster vulnerability. Self-pity is such a busy stagehand, rearranging the scenery to help sin make its entrance. No wonder the prophets say that without faith in the Lord, there is no hope. Neal A. Maxwell adversityselflong Regarding trials, including of our faith and patience, there are no exemptions-only variations. Neal A. Maxwell variationadversitytrials«3940414243444546474849»
