There is no education like adversity.
Benjamin Disraeli
Those who kept their sanity and humanity intact in the face of awful adversity. Heroes named and unnamed, some known only to God.
Silvia Cartwright
Three hundred years ago a prisoner condemned to the Tower of London carved on the wall of his cell this sentiment to keep up his spirits during his long imprisonment: 'It is not adversity that kills, but the impatience with which we bear adversity.
James Keller
True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity, before it is entitled to the appellation.
George Washington
Under adversity, under oppression, the words begin to fail, the easy words begin to fail. In order to convey things accurately, the human being is almost forced to find the most precise words possible, which is a precondition for literature.
Rita Dove
Very often out of adversity that's when the best work comes.
Tom Cochrane
We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
We see many who are struggling against adversity who are happy, and more although abounding in wealth, who are wretched.
Tacitus
Weak minds sink under prosperity as well as adversity; but strong and deep ones have two high tides.
David Hare
Whatever changes the new era brings, whatever new pathways we take, I am sure that our special relationship with America - forged in adversity, will not change.
Mary McAleese
When adversity strikes, that's when you have to be the most calm. Take a step back, stay strong, stay grounded and press on.
LL Cool J
Without adversity a person hardly knows whether they are honest or not.
Henry Fielding
You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.
Epicurus
You'll never find a better sparring partner than adversity.
Golda Meir
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