#adversity

In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.

Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Difficulties are things that show what men are.

What would have become of Hercules do you think if there had been no lion, hydra, stag or boar, and no savage and wild beasts to drive him into the arena?

What would he have done under such circumstances? Obviously he would have rolled himself up in a blanket and slept.

Out of life's school of war: What does not destroy me, makes me stronger.

Misfortune reveals those who are not really friends.

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened.

The world is all the richer for having a devil in it, so long as we keep our foot upon his neck.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.

In the day when you have not come across any problems—you can be sure that you are traveling in a wrong path.

Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.

The night reveals the stars that the bright day concealed.

The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory in overcoming it.

Adversity is the chisel that carves the divine image out of rough human clay.

Do not be distracted by the passing clouds of adversity.

Test a servant in the discharge of duty, a relative in difficulty, a friend in adversity, and a wife in misfortune.

Patience in adversity is the true mark of courage.

True friendship is proven in the storm of adversity.

Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.

The river sings its sweetest song when it flows over rough stones.

After the storm has soaked the earth, the ground hardens into stone.

Where there is a dark shadow, a brilliant light is guaranteed to be standing nearby.

The bow must bend before the arrow can fly toward its mark.

A jade stone cannot be polished without friction, nor a person perfected without trials.

A tree with deep, unyielding roots smiles when the tempest roars through the forest.

As gold is tested in four ways—by rubbing, cutting, heating, and hammering—so is character tested by conduct, lineage, virtue, and action.

Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.