Adversity Quotes

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We all know that sponges grow in the ocean but I wander how

We all know that sponges grow in the ocean but I wander how much deeper the ocean would be if that wasn't the case.

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Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; adversit

Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; adversity not without many comforts and hopes.

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What is to give light must endure the burning.

What is to give light must endure the burning.

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I have often been downcast, but never in despair; I regard o

I have often been downcast, but never in despair; I regard our hiding as a dangerous adventure, romantic and interesting at the same time. In my diary I treat all the privations as amusing. I have made up my mind now to lead a different life from other girls and, later on, different from ordinary housewives. My start has been so very full of interest, and that is the sole reason why I have to laugh at the humorous side of the most dangerous moments.

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Gray skies are just clouds passing over.

Gray skies are just clouds passing over.

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Every hardship; every joy; every temptation is a challenge o

Every hardship; every joy; every temptation is a challenge of the spirit; that the human soul may prove itself. The great chain of necessity wherewith we are bound has divine significance; and nothing happens which has not some service in working out the sublime destiny of the human soul.

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Nothing splendid was ever created in cold blood. Heat is req

Nothing splendid was ever created in cold blood. Heat is required to forge anything. Every great accomplishment is the story of a flaming heart.

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We need tough days to drive us to our knees.

We need tough days to drive us to our knees.

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The difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones

The difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is how you use them

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No one would ever have crossed the ocean if he could have go

No one would ever have crossed the ocean if he could have gotten off the ship in a storm.

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Nothing bad ever happens without equal or growth

Nothing bad ever happens without equal or growth

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There are times in everyone's life when something constructi

There are times in everyone's life when something constructive is born out of adversity... when things seem so bad that you've got to grab your fate by the shoulders and shake it.

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When I dig another out of trouble, the hole from which I lif

When I dig another out of trouble, the hole from which I lift him is the place where I bury my own.

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If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall yo

If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?

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Your dips an falls do not confound me, half as much as your

Your dips an falls do not confound me, half as much as your heights astound me.

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There will be no crown bearers in heaven who are not cross b

There will be no crown bearers in heaven who are not cross bearers on earth.

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The stars are constantly shining, but often we do not see th

The stars are constantly shining, but often we do not see them until the dark hours.

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The sooner I fall behind, the more time I have to catch up.

The sooner I fall behind, the more time I have to catch up.

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It isn't for the moment you are struck that you need courage

It isn't for the moment you are struck that you need courage, but for the long uphill climb back to sanity and faith and security.

Anne Morrow Lindbergh

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If you want to win anything -- a race, your self, your life

If you want to win anything -- a race, your self, your life -- you have to go a little berserk.

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