Quote Genre: Adversity

David Oman McKay – ‘One time or another we all f…

‘One time or another we all face adversity?s chilling wind. One man flees from it and like an unresisting kite falls to the ground. Another yields no retreating inch and the wind that would destroy him lifts him as readily … Continue reading →

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Wandle Mace – ‘Now I began to realize what …

‘Now I began to realize what adversity really meant. I felt ashamed to meet anyone. Some of those persons who had courted our society when we were flourishing in business now that adversity had overtaken us would pass us by … Continue reading →

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James Russell Lowell – ‘Mishaps are like knives that…

‘Mishaps are like knives that either serve us or cut us as we grasp them by the blade or the handle.’

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Vincent Lombardi – ‘Its not whether you get knoc…

‘Its not whether you get knocked down. Its whether you get up again.’

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Abraham Lincoln – ‘Nearly all men can stand adv…

‘Nearly all men can stand adversity but if you want to test a man?s character give him power.’

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William Shakespeare – ‘Adversitys sweet milk philos…

‘Adversitys sweet milk philosophy.’

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Lucius Annaeus Seneca – ‘Nothing is so bitter that a …

‘Nothing is so bitter that a calm mind cannot find comfort in it.’

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Robert Leighton – ‘Adversity is the diamond dus…

‘Adversity is the diamond dust that heaven polishes its jewels with.’

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‘We all have enough strength to bear other peoples woes.’

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Martin Luther King Jr. – ‘We must accept finite disapp…

‘We must accept finite disappointment but never lose infinite hope.’

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