Adversity And Strength Quotes - Page 2

I learned there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some from behind.

Dr. Seuss

Cancer, Hard Times, Tough Times

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Only one feat is possible: not to have run away.

Dag Hammarskjold

Running, Weakness, Strength In Adversity

"Markings". Book by Dag Hammarskjöld, 1963.

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It's the easiest thing in the world for a man to deceive himself.

Benjamin Franklin

Strength, Being Strong, Stay Strong

Benjamin Franklin (2013). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.78, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.

Laozi

Love, Inspirational, Life

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You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.

Epicurus

Boyfriend, Being Happy, Courage

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Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity is a greater. Possession pampers the mind; privation trains and strengthens it.

William Hazlitt

Motivational, Positive, Teacher

William Hazlitt (1839). “Sketches and Essays”, p.298

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Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet.

Helen Keller

Strength, Being Strong, Encouragement

Helen Keller (1957). “The Open Door”, Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday

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People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life.

Leonardo da Vinci

Being Strong, Character, People

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Depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves.

Leonardo da Vinci

Being Strong, Character, Depth

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Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Albert Einstein

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

Albert Einstein (2015). “Bite-Size Einstein: Quotations on Just About Everything from the Greatest Mind of the Twentieth Century”, p.31, St. Martin's Press

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If you're going through hell, keep going.

Winston Churchill

Inspirational, Motivational, Change

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Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way.

Satchel Paige

Inspirational, Encouraging, Sports

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Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.

A. A. Milne

Love, Inspirational, Friendship

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He knows not his own strength who hath not met adversity.

William Samuel Johnson

Motivational, Positive, Crazy

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It is the business of little minds to shrink.

Carl Sandburg

Strength, Being Strong, Perseverance

Carl Sandburg (1948). “Remembrance Rock”

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It is not the critic who counts...The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena.

Theodore Roosevelt

Success, Courage, Badass

Address at the Sorbonne, Paris, 23 Apr. 1910. Richard M. Nixon quoted this passage in his address to the nation announcing his decision to resign the presidency, 8 Aug. 1974. See Theodore Roosevelt 1; Theodore Roosevelt 2; Theodore Roosevelt 5

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Just put one foot in front of the other.

Austin Peck

Running, Perseverance, Hiking

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I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!

Dr. Seuss

Life, Positive, Success

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Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Confucius

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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It is not the critic who counts

Theodore Roosevelt

Courage, Military, Failure

Address at the Sorbonne, Paris, 23 Apr. 1910. Richard M. Nixon quoted this passage in his address to the nation announcing his decision to resign the presidency, 8 Aug. 1974. See Theodore Roosevelt 1; Theodore Roosevelt 2; Theodore Roosevelt 5

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I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death.

Leonardo da Vinci

Love, Motivational, Strength

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Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.

Napoleon Hill

Inspirational, Inspiring, Success

Dr. Robert C. Worstell, Dorothea Brande, Eark Nightingale, Claude M. Bristol, Napoleon Hill (2017). “Mindset StackingTM Inspirational Journal VolumeSS02”, p.38, Lulu.com

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The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life, for only then do they have to fall back on their reserves.

Leon Trotsky

Being Strong, Stay Strong, Fall

Leon Trotsky, George Breitman, George Saunders (1977). “Portraits, political & personal”

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Anyone can give up; it is the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone would expect you to fall apart, now that is true strength.

Chris Bradford

Strength, Being Strong, Stay Strong

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It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; . . . who at best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly.

Theodore Roosevelt

Motivational, Courage, Strong

Address at the Sorbonne, Paris, 23 Apr. 1910. Richard M. Nixon quoted this passage in his address to the nation announcing his decision to resign the presidency, 8 Aug. 1974. See Theodore Roosevelt 1; Theodore Roosevelt 2; Theodore Roosevelt 5

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