Adversity Quotes

As a medical doctor, I have known the face of adversity. I have seen much of death and dying, suffering and sorrow. I also remember the plight of students overwhelmed by their studies and of those striving to learn a foreign language. And I recall the fatigue and frustration felt by young parents with children in need.

~ Russell M. Nelson

Adversity is the first path to truth.

~ Lord Byron

It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live bravely and present a brave front to adversity.

~ Horace

You have setbacks in your life, and adversity. You can be discouraged about it or have courage to get through it and be better.

~ Austin Seferian-Jenkins

One of the greatest gifts my father gave me - unintentionally - was witnessing the courage with which he bore adversity.

~ Ben Okri

The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.

~ Lucius Annaeus Seneca

I learned to take those experiences that were difficult in my life and in the adversity that I had overcome to use it for a positive change.

~ Dominique Moceanu

The beautiful thing about the NFL season is to see a team come together after they get to know each other in the spring and summer. You then go through adversity together and see how you respond. The teams that can respond in a positive way are the teams that are going to be there in the end.

~ Aaron Rodgers

Fasting is, first and foremost, an exercise for identifying and managing adversity in all its forms. With faith, in full conscience, fasting calls women and men to an extra degree of self-awareness.

~ Tariq Ramadan

I desire an special interest in your prayers that my faith fail not in the day of adversity.

~ John Hawley

The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity.

~ Ulysses S. Grant

True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity, before it is entitled to the appellation.

~ George Washington

Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.

~ George Washington

Friendship, of itself a holy tie, is made more sacred by adversity.

~ Charles Caleb Colton

My mom has always just been one of those people who handle adversity and challenges, and really everything, with so much grace and elegance. I saw it all the time.

~ Jillian Hervey

Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.

~ Aristotle

There is no education like adversity.

~ Benjamin Disraeli

Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity.

~ Og Mandino

Everyone is handed adversity in life. No one's journey is easy. It's how they handle it that makes people unique.

~ Kevin Conroy

If you live long enough, you'll make mistakes. But if you learn from them, you'll be a better person. It's how you handle adversity, not how it affects you. The main thing is never quit, never quit, never quit.

~ William J. Clinton

Grit your teeth and smile. In the face of adversity, go. They don't deserve you.

~ Christine Lagarde

Of all the things people have taught me regarding life lessons or anything that would benefit me, I don't think anything helped me learn more about life than football. You go through so many different things: adversity, how to handle adversity, how to handle success, how to lead, how to be a teammate, how to communicate.

~ Josh Mcdaniels

I'm used to adversity and working really well in difficult situations. It was hard for me to accept the success.

~ Paula Cole

Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course.

~ William Shakespeare

Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.

~ Martha Graham

Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters.

~ Victor Hugo

'Option B' draws not just on my story but on the research and stories of many people overcoming all kinds of adversity. No one should have to go through challenges and trauma alone.

~ Sheryl Sandberg

I come from strong people who believe in the freedom of expression and, of course, a culture that believes in that. So the idea of overcoming adversity is something that is not unfamiliar.

~ Robert Battle