Quotes About Adversity

To be emperor of China was to be alone, surrounded by a pack of enemies—it was the least powerful, least secure position in the realm.

The straight trees are cut down, the crooked ones are left standing. Kautilya, Indian philosopher, third century B.C. KEYS

Fo each weakness there is a corresponding strength.

This means that you yourself are largely the agent of anything bad that happens to you. With more prudence, wiser policies, and greater vision, you could have avoided the danger. So when something goes wrong, look deep into yourself—not in an emotional way, to blame yourself or indulge your feelings of guilt, but to make sure that you start your next campaign with a firmer step and greater vision.

Without enemies you will not know how or where to maneuver, and you will lose a sense of your limits, of how far you can go.

Orphaned at age 11 in 1755, Mayer followed the sound of clinking coins rather than his parents' idea that he become a rabbi.

You needn't worry about me. I know enough to do what every man ought to do in wartime when he's watched and threatened by bullies. I conceal my feelings; lie whenever necessary; pretend to admire the rascals who've ruined our city and our country; cheer dolts, bullies and knaves and damn all wise temperate men!

You're going to die some day without ever having had enough trouble in your life. Not of the right kind anyway. This is your chance.

This ain't going to be no goddamn Sunday school picnic.

Aún el diablo puede llorar cuando mira alrededor del infierno y se da cuenta de que está ahí, solo.-Acheron

She couldnt let that happen again. She would have to be strong. Fearless. Gird herself with righteous armor. She jumped when the door clicked shut. Oh great, that was real fearless of her.

Ian stepped closer to her, gritting his teeth. "We're no' babies. We're seasoned warriors." She affected a big shudder " Ooh, I'm scared

We can avoid them. • We can face them and handle them poorly. • We can face them and handle them well.

when a challenge in life is met by a response that is equal to it, you have success. But when the challenge moves to a higher level, the old, once successful response no longer works—it fails; thus, nothing fails like success.

A consensus slowly gathered among us. We had given up something important, we believed: the fire, the vigor, that came with a lack of ease. We had lost some of the difficulty of our lives, and we wanted it back.

Everyone had his own portion of pain to carry. At first, when you were young, you imposed it on yourself. Then, when you were older, the world stepped in to impose it for you. You might be given a few years of rest between the pain you caused yourself and the pain the world made you suffer, but only a few, and only if you were lucky.

One for the wheelchair, and one for the tank; one for insurance, and one for the bank; one lived in the TV, bitching and whining; one slept in the hall light, constantly shining.

I stand up for what I believe. I don't know if it's always paid off for me, because I've been ridiculed and humiliated.

Then the friendless man wakes again and sees the dark waves surging around him

If life gives you lemons lets be honest you probably just found lemons

If you're too weak to handle failure and disappointment, then you're too weak to handle success, which will only end up damaging your life and happiness.

Laughter heals all wounds, and that's one thing that everybody shares. No matter what you're going through, it makes you forget about your problems. I think the world should keep laughing.

And you take any consequences on the chin. You shoulder them because you know nothing can make you buckle. What people don't realize is that discomfort is temporary.

Every experience is a potential life lesson. Even if you don't appreciate it at the time, each struggle in the present is preparing you for something else in the future.