Quotes About Adversity

Such was the lesson that was quickly borne in upon him. It came hard, going as it did, counter to much that was strong and dominant in his own nature; and, while he disliked it in the learning of it, unknown to himself he was learning to like it. It was a placing of his destiny in another's hands, a shifting of the responsibilities of existence. This in itself was compensation, for it is always easier to lean upon another than to stand alone.

Truth, beaten down, may well rise again. But there's a reason it gets beaten down. Usually we don't like it very much.

Excellent; all is well. The 'everlasting tedium' exactly countervenes the 'immediate onset of death' and I am left only with the 'canker' which, in the person of Firx, already afflicts me. One must use his wits in dealing with maledictions.

have been prisoner, slave, fugitive, and now king, which I prefer.

We hold that gain after toil, triumph after adversity, achievement to a goal long-sought, is a greater beneficence than prebendary nutrient from the teat of an indulgent government.

Out there somewhere our fortune hides. Though pain seems what our life provides Our dauntless doctrine still abides!

Hunzel gave a fleering laugh. "Remember only that the Aquabelle work-camp is stark, and that the food — what there is of it — is sour and bitter.

Folk who turn their backs on trouble only get their arses kicked.

Only a few details have survived from Temujin's earliest childhood, and they do not suggest that he was highly valued by his father. His father once accidentally left him behind when they moved to another camp.

Over the course of your career, your Detroit will surely call you at one point or another. If you can go, that's great. If you can't, make peace with the reasons why.

what ever happenings life has to go on

It's funny how despair can soon become an old companion

Some chains are forged for us - those are the hardest to bear.

And Kushiel sends no punishment that we are not fit to bear.

To fail and persevere is a harder test than any you will meet on the practice-field.

Because people can be foolish," Drustan said. "And fearful of heroes not their own.

Those who are too rigid in their beliefs will break rather than bend with fortune's blows.

That which yields, is not always weak. Choose your victories wisely.

To, co se podvolí, není vždycky slabé.

How he did it, I do not know, for by then the cold and exhaustion were so deep in my bones that I could barely think. It wasn't until he returned, hollow-eyed, that I realized he was worse off than I. It is a strange thing, human endurance.

How could anyone endure what we had known and still be capable of so much goodness?

Life goes on even at the worst of times, and there are some ways no one ever grows up, no matter how long they live or how many lifetimes

Sbagliare e perseverare è una prova più dura di qualsiasi battaglia.

Surely if we knew what bitterness fate held in store, we would shrink back in fear and let the cup of life pass us by untasted. And