He that can heroically endure adversity will bear prosperity with equal greatness of soul; for the mind that cannot be dejected by the former is not likely to be transported with the later. – Henry Fielding
Friendship makes prosperity more brilliant, and lightens adversity by dividing and sharing it. – Marcus Tullius Cicero
I’m not a quitter. All my career, I went through a lot of physical adversity, injuries. It’s in my nature to be a battler. – Harmon Killebrew
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity. – The Bible Proverbs 17:17
Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant. – Horace
Whenever people are faced with any sort of adversity… they tend to gravitate toward things that make them comfortable, and things that they feel are important. – Grant Achatz
Adversity is the state in which man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then. – John Wooden
The overcoming of adversity and, ultimately, denying it the rite of passage, has been a constant and perpetual motive throughout my life. – Heather Mills
The eagle has no fear of adversity. We need to be like the eagle and have a fearless spirit of a conqueror! – Joyce Meyer
Adversity has the same effect on a man that severe training has on the pugilist: it reduces him to his fighting weight. – Josh Billings
Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity. – Jean-Jacques Rousseau
It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live bravely and present a brave front to adversity. – Horace
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
At key crossroads in his life, Vernon Davis has continued to make a conscious choice to grow as a person and player. His determination through adversity since his childhood days is commendable. – Hannah Storm
The long, dull, monotonous years of middle-aged prosperity or middle-aged adversity are excellent campaigning weather for the devil. – C. S. Lewis
Nevadans, and all Americans, are resilient. Overcoming adversity is a part of our national heritage. – Brian Sandoval
Three hundred years ago a prisoner condemned to the Tower of London carved on the wall of his cell this sentiment to keep up his spirits during his long imprisonment: ‘It is not adversity that kills, but the impatience with which we bear adversity. – James Keller
I work best when there is adversity: I seem to get calmer the more the fur is flying. – Andrea Arnold
The Adversity Index was created by msnbc.com and Moody’s Analytics to track the economic fortunes of states and metro areas. Each month, the Adversity Index uses government data on employment, industrial production, housing starts and home prices to label each area as expanding, at risk of recession, in recession or recovering. – Bill Dedman
My late father Rev. James Thomas McGlowan was the inspiration behind ‘Bamboozled.’ My father admired Frederick Douglass’ courage and his bravery in the face of adversity. – Angela McGlowan
Funnily enough, I did a play called ‘Jumpy’ on the West End before I did ‘Divergent,’ and there was an essence of that character I played, called Cam, in Will. In the sense of his vulnerability, and… he had a sense of humor that comes out of adversity, similar to Will. – Ben Lloyd-Hughes
One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity. – Albert Schweitzer
