Quotes About Adversity

Stop shallow water from running, it will rage; tread on a worm and it will turn.

You have to have courage to stand up to your critics.

Anybody can rise to a crisis and face a crushing tragedy with courage, but to meet the petty hazards of the day with a laugh- I really think that requires spirit!

Courage isn't just a matter of not being frightened, you know. It's being afraid and doing what you have to do anyway.

You can always die. It's living that takes real courage." - Himura Kenshin

We are stronger than we think we are. We have courage that we do not recognize until we need it. We are equal to challenges that we haven't even imagined yet

Bravery and courage is walking into pain and knowing that something better is on the other side

But he that dares not grasp the thorn Should never crave the rose.

Do not ask for fears to be removed; ask for courage equal to the fears.

Remember no man is really defeated unless he is discouraged.

A high station in life is earned by the gallantry with which appalling experiences are survived with grace.

Courage is about doing what you're afraid to do.

So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat.

When one has nothing to lose, one becomes courageous. We are timid only when there is something we can still cling to.

True courage is in facing danger when you are afraid.

The price of change is measured by our will and courage, our persistence, in the face of difficulty.

Have courage enough to accept what you can not change, but yet courageous enough to stand up and fight for what you can.

When I was 10, I beat up the school bully. His arms were in casts. That's what gave me the courage.

Courage is to feel the daily daggers of relentless steel and keep on living.

Courage in danger is half the battle.

Bravery is not being afraid to be afraid.

Success is never found. Failure is never fatal. Courage is the only thing.

We can never be certain of our courage until we have faced danger.

When something happens to you, you either let it defeat you, or you defeat it.