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Adversity Quotes

"Difficulties break some men but make others"

― Nelson Mandela

"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity"

― Albert Einstein

"Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it."

― Winston Churchill

"It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light."

"The wound is the place where the light enters you."

― Rumi

"The older you get the stronger the wind gets - and it's always in your face."

― Pablo Picasso

"There are two kinds of pain in this world. The pain that hurts, the pain that alters."

― Denzel Washington

"In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity."

"Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty… I have never in my life envied a human being who led an easy life. I have envied a great many people who led difficult lives and led them well."

― Theodore Roosevelt

"Life has a way of testing a person’s will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen at once."

― Paulo Coelho

"When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not yet ready. The challenge will not wait. Life does not "

― Paulo Coelho

"Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit."

― Napoleon Hill

"Whenever something negative happens to you, there is a deep lesson concealed within it."

― Eckhart Tolle

"True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity, before it is entitled to the appellation."

― George Washington

"Don't waste time bathing in the negative experience. Spin your energy and focus your attention on moving on. Take the lesson from the hardship, and use it in the future."

"Adversity is an opportunity for growth and resilience. Embrace it, and you will emerge stronger."

― Phil Jackson