> Topic Index > A - Topics > Adversity Quotes

Adversity Quotes


Pages: Prev ... 11

Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

What does not kill me, makes me stronger.

When a man is finally boxed and he has no choice, he begins to decorate his box. See quote detail

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something; he has been put on his wits; on his manhood; he has gained the facts; learned his ignorance; is cured of the insanity of conceit; has got moderation and real skill.

When the world has once begun to use us ill, it afterwards continues the same treatment with less scruple or ceremony, as men do to a whore.

Who would attain to summits still and fair, Must nerve himself through valleys of despair. See quote detail

Wisdom comes by disillusionment.

Woman's discontent increases in exact proportion to her development.

You can learn little from victory. You can learn everything from defeat.

You can't have more bugs than a blanketful.

You have learnt something. That always feels at first as if you had lost something.

You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.


Pages: Prev ... 11