Quotes About Adversity

He who is drowned is not troubled by the rain.

One happiness scatters a thousand sorrows.

The gem cannot be polished without friction, not a man perfected without trials.

One joy shatters a hundred griefs

Experience is a comb which nature gives to men when they are bald

There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same.

Men trip not on mountains, they trip on molehills.

Pure gold does not fear furnace.

You cannot prevent the birds of sadness from passing over your head, but you can prevent their making a nest in your hair

Bak Tolgonay, sen ve ben kim idik? Halk?m?z sayesinde büyüyüp adam olmad?k m?? Öyleyse iyi ve kara günlerde beraber olaca??z, mutlulu?u da, felaketi de payla?mas?n? bilece?iz. Her ?ey yolundayken biz de halimizden memnunduk, ?imdi bir felaketle kar?? kar??ya isek, herkes kendi ba??n?n çaresine baks?n diyemeyiz ya.

Our negative life situations are essential elements for us to fulfill our intended destiny. However, unless we possess the power of endurance to live through the dark of the night, we will not see the glory of daybreak.

As the Chinese proverb goes, 'Real gold does not fear the test of fire.

A proud heart can survive general failure because such a failure does not prick its pride. It is more difficult and more bitter when a man fails alone.

When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him, he tells you not to worry because he has brought his own stool.

Do not despair. I know you will not despair. You have a manly and a proud heart. A proud heart can survive a general failure because such a failure does not prick its pride. It is more difficult and more bitter when a man fails alone.

Any new quest, even one that is ultimately successful, is going to involve failure.

Everything can look like a failure in the middle." A similar sentiment is expressed by marriage therapist Michele Weiner-Davis, who says that "real change, the kind that sticks, is often three steps forward and two steps back." If failure is a necessary part of change, then the way people understand failure is critical.

when you seek out situations where you might fail, failure loses some of its menace. You've been inoculated against it.

What's least commonsensical is that pits can sometimes be flipped into peaks.

Both women experienced moments of self-insight sparked by "stretching." To stretch is to place ourselves in situations that expose us to the risk of failure.

her successes came despite a lack of authority and resources.

there's a good reason why change can be difficult: The world doesn't always want what you want.

people will persevere only if they perceive falling down as learning rather than as failing.

Big problem, small solution.