Quotes about Adversity

we must constantly build dykes of courage to hold back the flood of fear

Only when it is dark enough can we see the stars.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. The true neighbor will risk his position, his prestige, and even his life for the welfare of others. In dangerous valleys and hazardous pathways, he will lift some bruised and beaten brother to a higher and more noble life.

There comes a time when people get tired of being pushed out of the glittering sunlight of life's July and left standing amidst the piercing chill of an Alpine November.

If you can't fly then run. If you can't run, then walk. And, if you can't walk, then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.

If you can't fly, then run. If you can't run, then walk. If you can't, then crawl. But by all means, keep moving

There comes a time when people get tired of being pushed out of the glittering sunlight of life's July and left standing amid the piercing chill of an alpine November

But I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough can you see the stars

Se não puder voar, corra. Se não puder correr, ande. Se não puder andar, rasteje; mas continue em frente de qualquer jeito.

You can't stop a bird from landing on your head. But you can keep it from building a nest.

Sufficient for to-morrow is the evil thereof; but I hope before the day is past to have the upper hand at last.

It is, however, when the human soul is ploughed and harrowed by suffering that the seeds of truth may be planted