Adversity Quotes
If we study the lives of great men and women carefully and unemotionally we find that, invariably, greatness was developed, tested and revealed through the darker periods of their lives. One of the largest tributaries of the RIVER OF GREATNESS is always the STREAM OF ADVERSITY.
Bad is never good until worse happens.

It is a painful thing to look at your own trouble and know that you yourself and no one else has made it.
Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
Painful as it may be, a significant emotional event can be the catalyst for choosing a direction that serves us–and those around us — more effectively. Look for the learning.
Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.
Every path has its puddle.
A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.

Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity.


