70 Adversity Quotes

We hope these adversity quotes motivate you to take action and to look at adversity in a different way. Adversity is not the way to failure by itself. The road that spells lack of success is one where adversity is not embraced as a prelude or ingredient to success.

As well, adversity may mean an opportunity to broaden one's character or to form techniques that channel adaptation skills. To approach adverse conditions as a necessary tool for development is to allow circumstances to sharpen and focus skills or to help clarify missing ingredients in goal setting. You may also find motivation in these adversity poems.


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  1. Resilience is the strength and speed of our response to adversity ... It isn’t about having a backbone. It’s about strengthening the muscles around our backbone. Sheryl Sandberg, Option B
    Poems of Encouragement



  2. "I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much." Mother Teresa
    Christian Poems



  3. It's easy to be nice when everything is going our way. But our real character shows when we are facing adversity or stress. Randall Hicks, Step Parenting
    Inspirational Poems



  4. In every adversity we face there is always something to be thankful. Find it and focus on it. Kate Summers
    Thanksgiving Poems



    5. You can learn how to find strength in the face of adversity ...
  5. You can learn how to find strength in the face of adversity ... and fire up your determination to live a life of passion, love, and joy. Cassandra Gaisford, Bounce.
    Short Quotes



  6. A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials, heavy and sudden, fall upon us when adversity takes the place of prosperity Washington Irving, The Truest Friend
    Poems About Mothers



  7. When people try to bury you, remind yourself you are a seed. Matshona Dhliwayo
    Garden Poems



  8. I'm glad for all that life has brought, because today I know that men must brave adversities, if they would greater grow. Lawrence Hawthorne, Facing Life's Problems
    Poems About Life Struggles



  9. Someone said adversity builds character, but someone else said adversity reveals character. Brooke Shields
    Quotes About Character



  10. Never give up! If adversity presses, providence wisely has mingled the cup, and the best counsel in all your distresses is the stout watchword of - Never give up! Martin Farquhar Tupper, Never Give Up!
    Never Give Up Poem



    11. encouraging adversity quotes
  11. Overcoming adversity doesn't have to be impossible. Overcoming adversity is not easy, but you can find a way around the obstacles if you keep persisting towards your goals. Mike Milano, Adversity
    Poems About Goals



  12. Hope itself is like a star - not to be seen in the sunshine of prosperity, and only to be discovered in the night of adversity. Charles H. Spurgeon
    Poems About Hope



  13. Resilience is not just about surviving, but thriving in the midst of adversity. Stormie Omartian
    Resilience Quotes



  14. Here's to the man that can feign jollity, whatever his trials and tribulations may be. Unknown, The Conqueror
    Positive Poems



  15. A life built on the sands of materialism can be destroyed by the floods of adversity. William Arthur Ward, A Life Built
    Poems about Life



  16. In adversity stand by your friend! John Imrie, Never Go Back On A Friend
    Life Mottos



  17. Between adversity and our response is a space. In that space are the power and freedom to choose to crumble, or to elevate both ourselves and others ... Erik Weihenmayer, The Adversity Advantage
    Life Choices



    18. Adversity is fortune's school, its lessons fill the air
  18. Adversity is fortune's school, its lessons fill the air Stillman F. Kneeland, Uplift
    Poems About God



  19. In adversity stand by your friend! John Imrie, Never Go Back On A Friend
    Famous Friendship Poems



  20. There was never a cloud could hide the sun for more than a day or two; so don't be so ready to quit and run, when adversity comes to you. Unknown, Holdfast!
    Poems For Teenagers



  21. Old friends are like the goodly tree whose leafy branches throw a grateful shelter over me when adverse winds may blow! Edgar A. Guest, Friendship Of The Good And True
    True Friendship Poems



  22. Look into yourself and уоur character to ѕее whаt ѕtrеngthѕ уоu have tо fасе thе adversity. Draw uроn уоur ѕtrеngthѕ tо оvеrсоmе the сhаllеngеѕ that you соmе uр against. Mike Milano, Adversity
    Strong Quotes



    23. Adversity is the first path to truth.
  23. "Adversity is the first path to truth." Lord Byron
    Truth Quotes



  24. Look on your customers’ difficulties and problems, their adversities, as an opportunity where you can go way beyond what is normally expected. You’ll get these customers for life. Erik Weihenmayer, The Adversity Advantage
    Attitude Quotes



  25. In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive. Lee Iacocca
    Poems About Anger



  26. You fight dandelions all weekend, and late Monday afternoon there they are, pert as all get out, in full and gorgeous bloom, pretty as can be, thriving as only dandelions can in the face of adversity. Hal Borland
    Dandelion Poems



  27. You may not alone have the inner strength to smash your way through adversity but internalizing the stories told through books of those who did lend ammunition to carry on. Theordore W. Higgingsworth
    Motivational Quotes



    28. best adversity quotes
  28. Adversity and failure will come. Always swing the bat and learn from every experience you have, pushing yourself to improve. Andrew Izumi, Overcoming Adversity in Entrepreneurship
    Poems About Failure



  29. "Adversity brings knowledge, and knowledge wisdom." Proverb
    Knowledge Quotes



  30. You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity. Epicurus
    Courage Poems



  31. "Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity is a greater." William Hazlitt
    Wealth Quotes



    32. Life is truly known only to those who suffer, lose, endure adversity and stumble from defeat to defeat.
  32. Life is truly known only to those who suffer, lose, endure adversity and stumble from defeat to defeat. Anais Nin
    Defeat Quotes



  33. "When it is dark enough, you can see the stars." Ralph Waldo Emerson
    Thoughtful Quotes



  34. "Adversity causes some men to break, others to break records." William A. Ward
    Inspirational Quotes



    35. Turn your wounds into wisdom
  35. "Turn your wounds into wisdom." Oprah Winfrey
    Quotes To Live By



  36. Great persons rise above adversity and attain new heights of achievement by turning tribulations into triumphs, failures into fortunes... William Arthur Ward, Your Attitude
    Attitude Poems



  37. "Every path has its puddle." English Proverb
    Trouble Quotes



  38. May, the month of flowers, reminds us that even amidst life's challenges, beauty can bloom. Just as petals reveal vibrant colors, may we find strength and resilience to flourish in the face of adversity. Byron Pulsifer
    May Quotes



  39. In April's embrace, find the courage to bloom, even in the face of adversity. Sam R. V. Gould
    April Quotes



  40. "I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning to sail my ship." Louisa May Alcott
    Learning Quotes



    41. Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers.
  41. "Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers." Garth Brooks
    Short Prayers



  42. "A dose of adversity is often as needful as a dose of medicine." American Proverb
    Humorous Quotes



    43. motivational adversity quotes
  43. "One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity." Albert Schweitzer
    Difficult Times Quotes



  44. "The problems of life do not go away magically. We have to consciously work on making our lives more positive and joyful." Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein, Life, The Greatest Ride of All
    Positive Quotes



    45. I would never have amounted to anything were it not for adversity.
  45. "I would never have amounted to anything were it not for adversity. I was forced to come up the hard way." J. C. Penney
    Difficult Times Quotes



  46. "Do not fear the winds of adversity. Remember: A kite rises against the wind rather than with it." Author Unknown
    Optimistic Quotes



  47. "We have no right to ask when sorrow comes, "Why did this happen to me?" unless we ask the same question for every moment of happiness that comes our way." Author Unknown
    Happiness Quotes



    48. Adversity is like a strong wind
  48. "Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that we see ourselves as we really are." Arthur Golden
    Experience Quotes



  49. By assisting those whose trials and struggles are rife. Those pulling hard 'gainst Adversity's stream...Open the heart and lend a hand. Lillian E. Curtis
    Lend A Hand



  50. Those taught in adversity's school are braver and better by far John Imrie, Life's Brighter Side
    Easy Poems To Understand



  51. "Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes, and adversity is not without comforts and hopes." Francis Bacon
    Hope Quotes



    52. inspirational adversity quotes
  52. "Don't think of problems as difficulties. Think of them as opportunities for action." Author Unknown, Ten Ways to Worry Less and Accomplish More
    Opportunity Quotes



  53. "If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome." Anne Bradstreet
    Memories Quotes



  54. Turn the defeat of adversity into victory. Meet your problems with decision. John A. Schindler, Important Rules To Watch In Living
    How to Live Your Best Life



  55. "You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you." Walt Disney
    Appreciation Quotes



    56. Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.
  56. "Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit." Napoleon Hill
    Failure Quotes



  57. "Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution. If you don't have any problems, you don't get any seeds." Norman Vincent Peale
    Poems



  58. To me, overcoming adversity means you can change. You can break yourself of habits that have been ingrained in you over the years. Andrew Izumi, Overcoming Adversity in Entrepreneurship
    Positive Quotes About Change



  59. "Obstacles can't stop you. Problems can't stop you. Most of all other people can't stop you. Only you can stop you." Jeffrey Gitomer
    Problem Quotes



    60. You have come into a hard world. I know of only one easy place in it, and that is the grave.
  60. "You have come into a hard world. I know of only one easy place in it, and that is the grave." Henry Ward Beecher
    Poetry Quotes



  61. "If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere." Frank A. Clark
    Overwhelmed Quotes



  62. "It is important to understand that you are the master controller of your reactions, no matter what the circumstances." Catherine Pulsifer, Does It Really Matter!
    Independence Quotes



    63. Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine.
  63. "Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine." Ralph Waldo Emerson
    Life Quotes



  64. "Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity." Aristotle
    Graduation Sayings



  65. "Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant." Horace
    Imagination Quotes



    66. When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.
  66. "When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it." Henry Ford
    Don't Quit Poem



  67. With its steam of prosperity, its wheels of adversity, time, when the weary world, by Fate's finger twirled... Lillian E Curtis, At Night
    Good Night Poems



  68. Having hope in all situations can help us deal with adversity and challenges that we all have in life. Catherine Pulsifer
    Star Of Hope



  69. "There is nothing worse than being unable to see light at the end of the tunnel. I have learned to focus my energies on solutions, not on the challenge itself. So often, I have seen people waste energy by moaning and groaning about a problem. Yet, if they just realigned their attitude and focused on the solution or on the opportunity, the challenge would not seem as big as they think it is." Catherine Pulsifer, My Story
    Challenges Quotes



  70. "Opposition is a natural part of life. Just as we develop our physical muscles through overcoming opposition - such as lifting weights - we develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and adversity." Stephen R. Covey
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