Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records. William Arthur Ward (Educator)
Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant. Horace (65-8 BC) Roman Poet
Adversity is another way to measure the greatness of individuals. I never had a crisis that didn't make me stronger. Lou Holtz
Men stumble over pebbles, never over mountains. Author unknown
The harder you fall, the higher you bounce.
The long dull monotonous years of middle-aged prosperity or middle-aged adversity are excellent campaigning weather for the Devil. C. S. Lewis
There is in every true woman's heart a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity; but which kindles up, and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity. Washington Irving (1783-1859) American Writer
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. Ralph Waldo Emerson
When you come to a roadblock, take a detour. Mary Kay Ash (Founder, Mary Kay Cosmetics)
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