Quotes About Adversity

Women have been taught that, for us, the earth is flat, and that if we venture out, we will fall off the edge. Some of us have ventured out nevertheless, and so far we have not fallen off. It is my faith, my feminist faith, that we will not.

Women are like teabags. We don't know our true strength until we are in hot water!

Women are never stronger than when they arm themselves with their weaknesses.

Ah, women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent.

If life didn't have hurdles, there wouldn't be anything for us to do and existence wouldn't be worth it.

When life knocks you down, try to land on your back. Because if you can look up, you can get up. Let your reason get you back up.

When you face a crisis, you know who your true friends are.

Real friendship is shown in times of trouble; prosperity is full of friends.

For in all adversity of fortune the worst sort of misery is to have been happy.

Be still, sad heart! And cease repining; behind the clouds is the sun still shining; thy fate is the common fate of all, into each life some rain must fall

Shoot me with hate, and I'll fire back with love.

Love may bruise our hearts sometimes but it will always show us our strength.

After a while you understand the way that things can go wrong in people's lives; you learn all the patterns and the temptations; you recognize the ways people use other people...You don't want to waste the energy, so instead you learn tolerance, and compassion and love - and distance.

Love is not painful. Circumstances make it painful.. And if you're really in love, that pain will also seem beautiful.

Life is hell and I've been through the fiery gates. No one can stand against me for love is my friend not my enemy.

Loving your neighbors is to be a family and is far beyond DNA connection. Blood may be thicker than water, but love, kindness, trust and ability to empathize with each other in the face of every adversity is what we should call my family.

Pain is a part of life, it is what makes us human, it shapes us the same as laughter and love, you don't have to forget, but you cannot let it destroy you, conquer the pain don't let it conquer you.

Remember anyone can love you when the sun is shining, in the strom is when you learn who truly cares for you.

Strength is looking back,seeing what you have been through and knowing you were strong enough to make it through. Love is looking back and seeing who stuck with you.

Remember the good times. Live through the bad times. Love always. Laugh often. Thank God every day.

Everything happens for a reason, live it, love it, learn from it! Make your smile change the world, but don't let the world change your smile :)

A wretched soul, bruised with adversity, We bid be quiet when we hear it cry; But were we burdened with like weight of pain, As much or more we should ourselves complain.

You can't blame a girl for falling in love. But you can blame the boy who tripped her, and didn't catch her like a man.

Your love makes me strong, your hate makes me unstoppable.