Quotes about Adversity

He who is down, needs fear no fall; He who is low, has no pride. He who is humble ever shall Have God to be his guide.

My foes have missed their mark in this shooting at me: I am not the man: I wish that they themselves be guiltless.  If all the fornicators and adulterers in England were hanged up by the neck till they be dead, John Bunyan, the object of their envy, would be still alive and well. 

Then Apollyon straddled quite over the whole breadth of the way, and said I am void of fear in this matter. Prepare thyself to die; for I swear by my infernal den, that thou go no farther: here will I spill thy soul.

The bitter must come before the sweet, and that also will make the sweet the sweeter.

One of the major keys to success is to keep moving forward on the journey, making the best of the detours and interruptions, turning adversity into advantage.

People change when they ... Hurt enough that they have to, Learn enough that they want to, and Receive enough that they are able to.

Great minds have purposes; others have wishes. Little minds are subdued by misfortunes; but great minds rise above them.

The first important step in weathering failure is learning not to personalize it.

You cannot always control what happens to you, but you can control what happens in you.

Laughing is the quickest way to get up and get going again when you've been knocked down. Failing Forward

Do you know the difference between leaders, followers, and losers? Leaders stretch with challenges. Followers struggle with challenges. Losers shrink from challenges.

We cannot choose how many years we will live, but we can choose how much life those years will have. We cannot control the beauty of our face, but we can control the expression on it. We cannot control life's difficult moments, but we can choose to make life less difficult. We cannot control the negative atmosphere of the world, but we can control the atmosphere of our minds.