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Adversity Quotes

"Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant."

"Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant."

Horace, Roman Poet

Adversity, Circumstances, Effect

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"There were moments when it honestly seemed as if the world were conspiring against her."

"There were moments when it honestly seemed as if the world were conspiring against her."

Nicholas Sparks, American Author

Adversity, Struggle, Isolation, Conflict, Truth

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"The good things of prosperity are to be wished; but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired."

"The good things of prosperity are to be wished; but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Adversity, Prosperity, Statesman

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"Fire tries gold misery tries brave men."

"Fire tries gold misery tries brave men."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Adversity, Fire, Bravery, Misery, Strength

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"You can only appreciate being up when you know what it's like to have been down."

"You can only appreciate being up when you know what it's like to have been down."

Christina Engela, South African Author

Adversity, Gratitude, Struggle, Appreciation, Perspective

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"Adversity introduces a man to himself."

"Adversity introduces a man to himself."

Albert Einstein, German Scientist

Adversity, Self, Strength, Resilience

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"Only when we face the impossible, and experience the unbearable, do we find out who we truly are."

"Only when we face the impossible, and experience the unbearable, do we find out who we truly are."

Vironika Tugaleva, Ukrainian Author

Adversity, Discovery, Self, Strength

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"Adversity has ever been considered the state in which a man most easily becomes acquainted with himself."

"Adversity has ever been considered the state in which a man most easily becomes acquainted with himself."

Samuel Johnson, English Author

Adversity, Man, State

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"(Adversity is) the state in which a man most easily becomes acquainted with himself being especially free from admirers then."

"(Adversity is) the state in which a man most easily becomes acquainted with himself being especially free from admirers then."

Samuel Johnson, English Author

Adversity, Self, Truth, Strength

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"Things get worse before they get better, but this is a worse that feels too big."

"Things get worse before they get better, but this is a worse that feels too big."

Stephen Chbosky, American Author

Adversity, Hardship, Hope, Endurance, Struggle

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"Thank you adversity. Oh, how we stretch and grow in the shadows of darkness just to reach the light."

"Thank you adversity. Oh, how we stretch and grow in the shadows of darkness just to reach the light."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

Adversity, Truth, Wisdom, Power, Life

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"In an emergency, one often learns that one's companions can be of even less help in extraordinary circumstances than they are during an average evening."

"In an emergency, one often learns that one's companions can be of even less help in extraordinary circumstances than they are during an average evening."

Lemony Snicket, American Author

Adversity, Help, Survival, Crisis, Reality

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"There is no education like adversity."

"There is no education like adversity."

Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman

Adversity, Education

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"Bad things bring out the real you, the person hidden beneath all those layers of comfort."

"Bad things bring out the real you, the person hidden beneath all those layers of comfort."

Innocent Mwatsikesimbe, Swedish Businessman

Adversity, Truth, Character, Comfort

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"There are moments when troubles enter our lives and we can do nothing to avoid them.But they are there for a reason. Only when we have overcome them will we understand why they were there."

"There are moments when troubles enter our lives and we can do nothing to avoid them.But they are there for a reason. Only when we have overcome them will we understand why they were there."

Paulo Coelho, Brazilian Novelist

Adversity, Reason, Growth, Challenge

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"To fall down is to face the weakness of my humanity, test the mettle of my character, and push the limits of my strength. Therefore, falling down will tell me who I am far more clearly than most things I might learn when I'm standing up."

"To fall down is to face the weakness of my humanity, test the mettle of my character, and push the limits of my strength. Therefore, falling down will tell me who I am far more clearly than most things I might learn when I'm standing up."

Craig D. Lounsbrough, American Author

Adversity, Fall, Strength, Truth, Power

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"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 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."

Soren Kierkegaard, Danish Philosopher

Adversity, Unity, Beauty, Relationship

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"Trouble seems to follow me around, waiting to club me with a tire iron."

"Trouble seems to follow me around, waiting to club me with a tire iron."

Patricia Briggs, American Author

Adversity, Trouble, Fate, Resilience, Humor

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"Adversity leads us to think properly of our state, and so is most beneficial to us."

"Adversity leads us to think properly of our state, and so is most beneficial to us."

Samuel Johnson, English Author

Adversity, State

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"They're a group called The Spirit-crushers and their leader is known as The Almighty Spirit-crusher."

"They're a group called The Spirit-crushers and their leader is known as The Almighty Spirit-crusher."

S. A. Tawks, British Author

Adversity, Spirit, Oppression, Identity, Self-Esteem

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"Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; adversity not without many comforts and hopes."

"Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; adversity not without many comforts and hopes."

Francis Bacon, English Philosopher

Adversity, Prosperity

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"If man could write his own fate, he would have designed his journey to be without obstacles. Yet all obstacles come with valuable lessons designed just for you and only you. Suffering is imposed on us time and again so that one day we would become brave wise masters. That is, a strong being who is confidently aware of their intended direction in life, and fearlessly adding value to the world and their future."

"If man could write his own fate, he would have designed his journey to be without obstacles. Yet all obstacles come with valuable lessons designed just for you and only you. Suffering is imposed on us time and again so that one day we would become brave wise masters. That is, a strong being who is confidently aware of their intended direction in life, and fearlessly adding value to the world and their future."

Suzy Kassem, American Writer

Adversity, Obstacle, Fate, Lesson, Suffering

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"Writing a sincere narrative account of personal adversities and misfortunes is one way to become acquainted with the rifts of a person's inmost self, the smothered pieces of want that lie separate and undetected amid the customs, habits, vices, and tedium that encases us in the hubbub of daily living."

"Writing a sincere narrative account of personal adversities and misfortunes is one way to become acquainted with the rifts of a person's inmost self, the smothered pieces of want that lie separate and undetected amid the customs, habits, vices, and tedium that encases us in the hubbub of daily living."

Kilroy J. Oldster, American Author

Adversity, Writing, Self, Narrative

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

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

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Adversity, Man, Sight, World

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"Hear reason, or she'll make you feel her."

"Hear reason, or she'll make you feel her."

Benjamin Franklin, American Politician

Adversity, Reason

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"It is adversity that often creates beauty."

"It is adversity that often creates beauty."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Adversity, Beauty, Creation

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