Adversity

"Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; and adversity is not without comforts and hopes."

"Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New."

"In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider."

"If thou faint in the day of adversity thy strength is small."

"And these vicissitudes come best in youth; For when they happen at a riper age, People are apt to blame the Fates, forsooth, And wonder Providence is not more sage. Adversity is the first path to truth: He who hath proved war, storm or woman's rage, Whether his winters be eighteen or eighty, Has won the experience which is deem'd so weighty."

"Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity."

"...abused prosperity is oftentimes made the very means of our greatest adversity..."

"It is said that adversity introduces us to ourselves. This is true of a nation as well. We see our national character in our ability to rally together in times of difficulties, celebrations and in eloquent acts of sacrifice."

"Most people can bear adversity; but if you wish to know what a man really is give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never used it except on the side of mercy."

"was ihn nicht umbringt, macht ihn stärker"

"Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men."

"Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy."

"Sweet are the uses of adversity, Which like the toad, ugly and venomous, Wears yet a precious jewel in his head; And this our life, exempt from public haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in stones, and good in every thing."

"Plain paths are not always straightforward. You might encounter uneven, sometimes steep, sometimes flat obstacles along the way. That's the nature of a path. Therefore, after reaching an easy path, the walking stick should not be discarded."

"In your journey, be prepared to encounter an array of obstacles – some steep, some flat – for that's the nature of the path."

"One must reflect deeply on the nature of the adversity, and on how it may be converted into an instrument for growth."

"Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them."

"It is the duty of all persons, when affairs are the most prosperous, then in especial to reflect within themselves in what way they are to endure adversity."

"It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks."

"Aromatic plants bestow No spicy fragrance while they grow; But crush'd or trodden to the ground, Diffuse their balmy sweets around."

"Thou tamer of the human breast, Whose iron scourge and tort'ring hour The bad affright, afflict the best!"

"Dans l'adversité de nos meilleurs amis nous trouvons toujours quelque chose qui ne nous deplaist pas."

"Adversæ res admonent religionum."

"The Good are better made by Ill, As odours crushed are sweeter still."

"Ecce spectaculum dignum, ad quod respiciat intentus operi suo Deus. Ecce par Deo dignum, vir fortis cum mala fortuna compositus."

"Gaudent magni viri rebus adversis non aliter, quam fortes milites bellis."

"A wretched soul, bruis'd with adversity, We bid be quiet when we hear it cry; But were we burthen'd with like weight of pain, As much, or more, we should ourselves complain."

"Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, For wise men say it is the wisest course."

"His overthrow heap'd happiness upon him; For then, and not till then, he felt himself, And found the blessedness of being little."

"Then know, that I have little wealth to lose; A man I am cross'd with adversity."

"A wise man struggling with adversity is said by some heathen writer to be a spectacle on which the gods might look down with pleasure."

"In all distresses of our friends We first consult our private ends."

"God kills thy comforts from no other design but to kill thy corruptions; wants are ordained to kill wantonness, poverty is appointed to kill pride, reproaches are permitted to destroy ambition."

"In the day of prosperity we have many refuges to resort to; in the day of adversity, only one."

"Adversity borrows its sharpest sting from impatience."

"How full of briers is this working-day world!"