Quotes About Adversity

We cannot choose our external circumstances, but we can always choose how we respond to them.

The circumstances and events that we see as setbacks are oftentimes the very things that launch us into periods of intense spiritual growth

Every problem is a character-building opportunity, and the more difficult it is, the greater the potential for building spiritual muscle and moral fiber.

If we have faith in Jesus Christ the hardest as well as the easiest times in life can be a blessing.

Come what may and love it.

Life is not a fairground, but a school. -- Franz Bardon

God does not further our spiritual life in spite of our circumstances, but in and by our circumstances.

Surmounting difficulty is the crucible that forms character.

As Benjamin Franklin said, 'Those things that hurt, instruct.' It is for this reason that wise people learn not to dread but actually to welcome problems and actually to welcome the pain of problems.

Let your courage mount with difficulties. There would be no will if there were no resistance.

Real success is gaining the ability to face situations in life with maturity.

Every calamity is a spur and a valuable hint.

The greater the force of your compassion, the greeater your resilience in confronting hardships.

Go with the flow, but pray God keeps you afloat.

A rebirth out of spiritual adversity causes us to become new creatures.

World economies are always so tenuous and we are subject to so many losses in life, but a compassionate attitude is something we can always carry with us.

I have known no man of genius who had not to pay, in some affliction or defect, either physical or spiritual, for what the gods had given him.

Man has to suffer. When he has no real afflictions, he invents some.

It is the enemy who can truly teach us to practice the virtues of compassion and tolerance.

If you don't have a spiritual practice in place when times are good, you can't expect to suddenly develop one during a moment of crisis.

Those who possess adequate spiritual and mental resources will meet the heartaches or the happiness of each day with courage, calmness and capacity.

Unfortunate events though potentially a source of anger and despair have equal potential to be a source of spiritual growth. Whether or not this is the outcome depends on your response.

Suffering is not an elective; it is a core course in the University of Life.

When we avoid the legitimate suffering that results from dealing with problems, we also avoid the growth that problems demand from us.