Quotes: Adversity
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In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider.
I have definitely gone through my ups and downs and faced my adversity and my nay-sayers, but managed to do all right. It is a pretty classic tale.
Canadian basketball player and coach
Individually and collectively, Cherokee people possess an extraordinary ability to face down adversity and continue moving forward.
Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.
Classical Greek philosopher and polymath (384-322 BC)
In times of great stress or adversity, it’s always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.
American businessman
Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity.
American author
For gold is tried in the fire and acceptable men in the furnace of adversity.
Spanish-American philosopher
He that can heroically endure adversity will bear prosperity with equal greatness of soul; for the mind that cannot be dejected by the former is not likely to be transported with the later.
English novelist and dramatist (1707-1754)
Comfort and prosperity have never enriched the world as much as adversity has.
In the adversity of our best friends we often find something that does not displease us.
American religious leader (1801-1877)