September 3 2022

Best 100 Adversity Quotes to Help You Face Hardship

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It is more often than not that one will find himself in a state of hardship. Adversity surely is a time that must be handled with care as it can actually break you. Whether you’re dealing with challenges due to your own choices or misfortune, prepare to overcome it. Learn from troubles and turmoil you have faced, and never forget to even add a touch of humour to every situation as it helps. These adversity quotes by famous people will surely help.

There are abundant types of distress such as emotional, social, business, personal or financial, which makes it impossible to not face one or the other at some point in life. In spite of it all, it’s how you bounce back that really defines you as a person and will ultimately determine your happiness.

It is during such sufferings that teach you and develop who you are. It is then, when big stumbles occur, that will lead to the biggest lessons learned. One significant character trait of resilience, is what most have noticed, as they have become bolder and are able to move on from painful circumstances.

Read on to find an incredible selection of quotes expressed by renowned poets, novelists, scientists, hosts and more. They will all inspire and comfort you, friends and loved ones, to be in more self control, increase self confidence and even foster an attitude of consciousness towards others. Truth be said, everyone hopes to avoid such situations, however they can have a positive impact on one’s character. Use adversity as an opportunity, not as a reason to feel forever like a victim of fate.

Being more understanding not only to others but ourselves is the least we can do as we are all only human. Life is full of sunny days but when it rains it pours, and when this is the case, we must never give up without a fight; we hang in there, persist and persevere. We stand tall after every time we fall.

Inspirational Quotes To Help You Cope During Adversity

Becoming Strong Through Adversity Quotes
Short and Meaningful Quotes About Adversity
Overcoming Adversity Quotes
Best Adversity Quotes by Famous People

Literature Quotes About Adversity

Inspirational Quotes To Help You Cope During Adversity

Facing it, always facing it, that’s the way to get through. Face it. Conrad Joseph
The roughest roads often lead to the top. Christina Aguilera
Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit. Napoleon Hill

Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly. Robert Kennedy
Never to suffer would never to have been blessed. Edgar Allan Poe
Life keeps throwing me stones. And I keep finding the diamonds. Ana Claudia Antunes
Your big opportunity may be right where you are now. Napoleon Hill

Success is 99 percent failure. Soichiro Honda
A happy life consists not in the absence, but in the mastery of hardships. Helen Keller
You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. Rabindranath Tagore
The more difficulties one has to encounter, within and without, the more significant and the higher in inspiration his life will be. Horace Bushnell

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it. Maya Angelou
We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right. Lucius Anneaus Seneca
Sunshine all the time makes a desert. Arab proverb
Sometimes good comes through adversity. I would not be who I am today had it not been for the internment, and I like who I am. Ruth Asawa

Adversity draws men together and produces beauty and harmony in life’s relationships, just as the cold of winter produces ice-flowers on the window-panes, which vanish with the warmth. Søren Kierkegaard
Laugh in the face of adversity, and leap before you look. Dance as though EVERYBODY is watching. March to the beat of your own drummer. And stubbornly refuse to fit in. Mandy Hale
If the road is easy, you’re likely going the wrong way. Terry Goodkind
I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination. Jimmy Dean

Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men. Martha Graham
Adversity is the first path to truth. Lord Byron
Out of difficulties grow miracles. Jean de la Bruyere
There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time. Malcolm X
All events are blessings given to us to learn from. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross

If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap, whence every one must take an equal portion, most people would be contented to take their own and depart. Solon

adversity-quotes-1 | happy.better.wiser. — Adversity introduces a man to himself. Albert Einstein

Becoming Strong Through Adversity Quotes

One who conquers the sea today is ready to conquer the ocean tomorrow. Matshona Dhliwayo
Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body. Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records. William Arthur Ward
We could never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world. Helen Keller

We acquire the strength we have overcome. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Our most significant opportunities will be found in times of greatest difficulty. Thomas S. Monson
Extraordinary people survive under the most terrible circumstances and they become more extraordinary because of it. Robertson Davies
The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
We don’t develop courage by being happy every day. We develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity. Barbara De Angelis

Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome. Booker T. Washington
Who wants to die? Everything struggles to live. Look at that tree growing up there out of that grating. It gets no sun, and water only when it rains. It’s growing out of sour earth. And it’s strong because its hard struggle to live is making it strong. My children will be strong that way. Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
There are uses to adversity, and they don’t reveal themselves until tested. Whether it’s serious illness, financial hardship, or the simple constraint of parents who speak limited English, difficulty can tap unexpected strengths. Sonia Sotomayor
Hard times don’t create heroes. It is during the hard times when the “hero” within us is revealed. Bob Riley
It is your reaction to adversity, not the adversity itself, that determines how your life story will develop. Dieter F. Uchtdorf

He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions. Louisa May Alcott

Short and Meaningful Quotes About Adversity

To live is to war with trolls. Henrik Ibsen
Adversity has ever been considered the state in which a man most easily becomes acquainted with himself. Samuel Jackson
Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends. Plutarch
These are the times that try men’s souls. Thomas Paine, The American Crisis

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to success is more important than any other one thing. Abraham Lincoln
I love those who can smile in trouble… Leonardo da Vinci
Turn your wounds into wisdom. Oprah Winfrey
Adversity introduces a man to himself. Albert Einstein
I can be changed by what happens to me, but I refuse to be reduced by it. Maya Angelou

Excellence withers without an adversary. Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Prosperity is not without many fears and distates; adversity not without many comforts and hopes. Francis Bacon
There’s a bit of magic in everything, and some loss to even things out. Lou Reed
Learning is an ornament in prosperity, a refuge in adversity, and a provision in old age. Aristotle
Where the battle rages, there the loyalty of the soldier is proved. Martin Luther

It takes no more time to see the good side of life than to see the bad. Jimmy Buffett
We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey. Kenji Miyazawa
Great difficulties may be surmounted by patience and perseverance. Abigail Adams
Comfort and prosperity have never enriched the world as much as adversity has. Billy Graham
If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door. Milton Berle

Adversity is preparation for greatness. Andy Andrews
He who doesn’t want to face his challenges shall always face challenges! Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials. Chinese Proverb
Affliction is a good man’s shining time. Edward Young
Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Oprah Winfrey

A challenge only becomes an obstacle when you bow to it. Ray Davis
If it scares you, it might be a good thing to try. Seth Godin
If you aren’t in over your head, how do you know how tall you are? T.S. Eliot
My heart has been purified in the crucible of adversity. Jean Jacques Rousseau

Overcoming Adversity Quotes

The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work. Harry Golden

Fresh activity is the only means of overcoming adversity. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. Marcus Aurelius
Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible. Francis of Assisi
Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune. William James
In spite of discouragement and adversity, those who are happiest seem to have a way of learning from difficult times, becoming stronger, wiser and happier as a result. Joseph B. Wirthlin
Remind thyself, in the darkest moments, that every failure is only a step toward success, every detection of what is false directs you toward what is true, every trial exhausts some tempting form of error, and every adversity will only hide, for a time, your path to peace and fulfillment. Og Mandino

Helen Keller became deaf, dumb, and blind shortly after birth. Despite her greatest misfortune, she has written her name indelibly in the pages of the history of the great. Her entire life has served as evidence that no one is ever defeated until defeat has been accepted as reality. Napoleon Hill
I’ve learned that everything happens for a reason,” the yogi Krishnan told him. “Every event has a why and all adversity teaches us a lesson… Never regret your past. Accept it as the teacher that it is. Robin Sharma, The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
Because some people see a wall, and assume that’s the end of their journey. Others see it, and decide it’s just the beginning. Angeline Trevena
The most successful people see adversity not as a stumbling block, but as a stepping-stone to greatness. Shawn Anchor

A great attitude will help you to overcome tremendous adversity and allow you to climb to the highest altitude. Debasish Mridha
Life, like classical music, is full of difficult passages that are conquered as much through endurance and determination as through any particular skill. Sheri L. Dew
Follow what you’re interested in, yet, it will take you over to adversity and then it will transform you from a citizen into an individual and then the doors will open again and at that point, you’re strong enough to have your life. Jordan B. Peterson

Best Adversity Quotes by Famous People

Rock bottom became the solid foundation in which I built my life. J.K. Rowling
Everyone wants to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down. Oprah Winfrey

I think that little by little I’ll be able to solve my problems and survive. Frida Kahlo
I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion. Muhammad Ali
It’s part of life to have obstacles. It’s about overcoming obstacles; that’s the key to happiness. Herbie Hancock
Whoever lives sincerely and encounters much trouble and disappointment, but is not bowed down by them, is worth more than one who has always sailed before the wind and has only known relative prosperity. Vincent van Gogh
Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty… I have never in my life envied a human being who led an easy life. I have envied a great many people who led difficult lives and led them well. Theodore Roosevelt

I am aware that a man of real merit is never seen in so favorable a light as seen through the medium of adversity. Alexander Hamilton
Turning feelings into words can help us process and overcome adversity. Sheryl Sandberg
The knowledge that you have emerged wiser and stronger from setbacks means that you are, ever after, secure in your ability to survive. J.K. Rowling
There is a saying in Tibetan, ‘Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.’ No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that’s our real disaster. Dalai Lama XIV

Literature Quotes About Adversity

And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about. Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

The broken heart. You think you will die, but you keep living, day after day after terrible day. Charles Dickens
If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome. Anne Bradstreet
It’s hard at times, but it makes a kid strong in ways that most people can’t understand. Teaches them that even though people are left behind, new ones will inevitable take their place; that every place has something good – and bad – to offer. It makes a kid grow up fast. Nicholas Sparks, The Lucky One
If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it;
Every arrow that flies feels the attraction of earth.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, In the Harbor
We are like the herb which flourisheth most when trampled upon. Walter Scott, Ivanhoe

So all a man could win in the conflict between plague and life was knowledge and memories. Camus Albert
Be a sadist. No matter how sweet and innocent your leading characters, make awful things happen to them — in order that the reader may see what they are made of. Kurt Vonnegut, Bagombo Snuff Box [preface]
So it is more useful to watch a man in times of peril, and in adversity to discern what kind of man he is; for then at last words of truth are drawn from the depths of his heart, and the mask is torn off, reality remains. Lucretius
…the sorrows God sent us brought comfort and strength with them, while the sorrows we brought on ourselves, through folly or wickedness, were by far the hardest to bear. L.M. Montgomery, Anne of the Island
In the realm of the unknown, difficulties must be viewed as a hidden treasure! Usually, the more difficult, the better. It’s not as valuable if your difficulties stem from your own inner struggle. But when difficulties arise out of increasing objective resistance, that’s marvelous! Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, The First Circle

Listen. baby, people do funny things. Specially us. The cards are stacked against us and just trying to stay in the game, stay alive and in the game, makes us do funny things. Things we can’t help. Things that make us hurt one another. We don’t even know why. But look here, don’t carry it inside and don’t give it to nobody else. Try to understand it, but if you can’t just forget it and keep yourself strong, man. Toni Morrison, Song of Solomon