Quotes About Adversity

People do not lose respect for a man when he's down. They lose it when he refuses to get up.

The usual strategy for coping with the discomfort of knowing that others are superior in some way is to try to reduce the inequalities by bringing the more fortunate down or by preventing him from being more fortunate. This is the strategy of envy.

Press on. Obstacles are seldom the same size tomorrow as they are today.

It takes but one positive thought when given a chance to survive and thrive to overpower an entire army of negative thoughts.

Turn your scars into stars

Always look at what you have left. Never look at what you have lost.

Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.

Problems are never real problems unless they cause you to take your eye off your goals. When a negative reaction threatens you, look over and beyond the problem.

Success is never final, failure is never ending

Tough Times Never Last, But Tough People Do!

end up paying an awful price. The way to handle your area of poverty is to say, "I need help.

But only a fool sails into combat with nature

Do not let the fact that things are not made for you, that conditions are not as they should be, stop you. Go on anyway. Everything depends on those who go on anyway.

But ne'er the rose without the thorn.

The only glory to be had was the glory of surviving.

Once, in the early ages, Satan's attack had been made on the bodily side, with whips and fire and beasts; in the sixteenth century it had been on the intellectual side; in the twentieth century on the springs of moral and spiritual life. Now it seemed as if the assault was on all three planes at once.

It will be time, then, to suffer by and bye, when the Prince of this world cometh upon the Prince of Heaven.

No, father, we are losing; and we shall go on losing, and I think we must even be ready for a catastrophe at any moment.

Eles amaldiçoam e proíbem as minhas palavras todos os dias e todos os seus pensamentos são para me fazer mal... vigiam cada passo que dou, como podem conduzir a minha alma para uma armadilha... obstruem o meu caminho, para que não consiga escapar.

He reminds them that "life is messy sometimes. Sometimes the best you can do is to accept that it is messy, try to love it as much as you can, and move forward.

As we've seen, such jerks don't need to hold prestigious positions—they just need to be adept at recruiting allies to help them backstab, intimidate, and spread vicious lies about anybody who stands in their way.

The protective powers of such "upward hostility" seem striking: abused employees who fought back harder were less prone to see themselves as victims, more satisfied with their jobs and careers, less distressed, and more committed to their organizations.

In Katy's language, this chapter is about—when you can't or won't avert engaging with crazy completely—how to limit the frequency, duration, and intensity of the abuse you face and feel.

And sometimes—if you are observant and patient—being invisible gives you access to information that can help you turn the tables on powerful assholes.