2,568 Quotes About Adversity

The most beautiful rose still has to contend with ugly thorns.

If seeds saw dirt as their enemy, they would lose out on the opportunity to grow.

Growth is ugly, it's hideous, it's all the things we don't like but my god, once you walk through the fire of confusion you will feel burning passion within your flame.

A flower blooming in the desert proves to the world that adversity, no matter how great, can be overcome.

The sun does not rise abruptly, but perseveres until it rules the sky.

A rainbow earns its colors in the storm.

You were given the problems you have because you can solve them.You were given the burdens you have because you can carry them.You were given the trials you have because you can overcome them.You were given the opponents you have because you can beat them.You were given the enemies you have because you can conquer them.

The distance doesn't matter; it is only the first step that is difficult.

a man in earnest finds means, or if he cannot find he creates them. A vigorous purpose makes much out of little, breathes power into weak instruments, disarms difficulties, and even turns them into assistances. Every condition has means of progress, if we have spirit enough to use them.