Quotes About Adversity

We fought an enemy, invisible yet definite, who diligently worked to block us from our intended purpose, keeping us from the one thing that brought joy, that connected us to each other and to our Creator

I will survive, Tracy thought. I face mine enemies naked, and my courage is my shield.

Even when lightning flashes inside them [clouds], we say they are only clouds and turn our attention to the next meal, next pain, next breath, the next page. This is how we go on.

God will never throw anything at you that you can't handle. Just take it one step at a time.

My ancestors survived famine and plagues and floods, and I'm going to survive this.

There was an old Hungarian proverb: 'Only a fool rushes bad news.

They had broken his legs, but he could crawl.

Life is difficult more often that it is not. To live means to face difficulties. It's what you learn from those difficulties that matters.

Jason rammed his pants down to his ankles. I couldn't believe it. We were down 1-0 less than 10 seconds into the game. In the same time, my partner was down to his red long johns and his hockey socks.

Neurotics complain of their illness, but they make the most of it, and when it comes to taking it away from them they will defend it like a lioness her young.

It is an honour to have plenty of enemies!

No dudo que para el Destino sería más fácil que para mí curarla, pero ya se convencerá usted de que adelantamos mucho si conseguimos transformar su miseria histérica en un infortunio corriente.

Was man nicht erfliegen kann, muß man erhinken. . . . . . . Die Schrift sagt, es ist keine Sünde zu hinken.

They don't commit suicide. They don't weep. But they can and do fall to pieces. They can and do have their hearts broken. They can and do lose their minds.

You tug and strain like a young horse when it's first tied up at the stake, whenever you are tied by your heartstrings.

she had learned that the world is like a tavern - where he who has naught more to spend from is cast out at the door.

It would be a story made up of scraps, but that was all he had.

But, goodness me, poor Theresa! What a dreadful thing to happen in Smithy's Loam!' 'Or anywhere,' Mrs Pargeter observed mildly.

Someone once said that experience is a comb that life gives you when you've lost your hair.

Este mundo puede quitarnos todo, puede prohibirnos todo, pero no está en el poder de nadie impedir nuestra autoabolición.

The path you choose must be your own. And once that path has been embarked on, you must never falter, never deviate. I faltered... and deviated! And now I must get back on track... if I still can.

We get what fate deals out to us, lad. And we have no choice about how we handle it.' Cato smiled. 'What's this? Philosophy?' 'Experience, lad. Much better.

If there's one thing I've learned in all my years watching men shed blood in the arena, it's this. Being a gladiator isn't just about physical strength. It's about thinking on your feet. You, young man … you show admirable resourcefulness when your back is against the wall

A problem worthy of attack Proves its worth by fighting back. Piet Hein