You find out your mistakes from an audience that pays admission.
Character develops in stream of struggle and adversity. Character is foundation of your inner beauty which reflects in your personality.
It is not every calamity that is a curse, and early adversity is often a blessing. Perhaps Madame de Maintenon would never have mounted a throne had not her cradle been rocked in a prison. Surmounted obstacles not only teach, but hearten us in our future struggles; for virtue must be learnt, though, unfortunately, some of the vices come as it were by inspiration.
Disaster appears, to crush one man now, but afterward another.
The true way to soften one's troubles is to solace those of others.
During our mortal schooling in submissiveness, we will see the visible crosses that some carry, but other crosses will go unseen. A few individuals may appear to have no trials at all, which, if it were so, would be a trial in itself. Indeed, if, as do trees, our souls had rings to measure the years of greatest personal growth, the wide rings would likely reflect the years of greatest moisture-but from tears, not rainfall.
The very greatest things - great thoughts, discoveries, inventions - have usually been nurtured in hardship, often pondered over in sorrow, and at length established with difficulty.
Prayer is an earnest and familiar talking with God, to whom we declare all our miseries, whose support and help we implore and desire in our adversities, and whom we laud and praise for our benefits received. So that prayer contains the exposition of our sorrows, the desire of God's defence, and the praising of His magnificent name, as the Psalms of David clearly do teach.
Let not adversity oppress thee: be rather like unto the nail; the farther 'tis hammered, the firmer it holds.
Exemplary persons are steadfast in the face of adversity, while petty persons are engulfed by it.
You should always want your coach to be critical. It gives you an opportunity to learn and to overcome adversity
Even the most daring and accomplished people have undergone tremendous difficulty. In fact, the more successful they became, the more they attributed their success to the lessons learned during their most difficult times. Adversity is our teacher. When we view adversity as a guide towards greater inner growth, we will then learn to accept the wisdom our soul came into this life to learn.
Every failure, every adversity, every heartache may be a blessing in disguise providing it softens the animal portion of our nature.
I was lucky I wasn't a better boxer, or that's what I'd be now - a punchy ex-pug.
The most affluent may be stripped of all, and find his worldly comforts, like so many withered leaves, dropping from him.
Then know, that I have little wealth to lose. A man I am, crossed with adversity; My riches are these poor habiliments, Of which if you should here disfurnish me, You take the sum and substance that I have.
We survive on adversity and perish in ease and comfort.
Remain focused on fulfilling your business mission. Never allow adversity divert your attention and efforts.
You should not suffer the past. You should be able to wear it like a loose garment, take it off and let it drop.
A true measure of an entrepreneur successful-person is how they deal with adversity.