#adversity

You'll never find a better sparring partner than adversity. ↗

— Golda Meir

#better #find #never #partner #sparring

In times of adversity - for the country we love - Maryland always chooses to move forward. Progress is a choice. Job creation is a choice. Whether we move forward or back: this too is a choice. ↗

— Martin O'Malley

#always #back #choice #chooses #country

One of the greatest gifts my father gave me - unintentionally - was witnessing the courage with which he bore adversity. We had a bit of a rollercoaster life with some really challenging financial periods. He was always unshaken, completely tranquil, the same ebullient, laughing, jovial man. ↗

— Ben Okri

#always #bit #bore #challenging #completely

Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity. ↗

— Elvis Presley

#hard #hundred #man #prosperity #sometimes

Trouble makes us one with every human being in the world - and unless we touch others, we're out of touch with life. ↗

— Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

#compassion #connectedness #help #oneness #trouble

Sweet are the uses of adversity which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, wears yet a precious jewel in his head. ↗

— William Shakespeare

#head #his #jewel #like #precious

A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. ↗

— King Solomon

#born #brother #friend #loveth #times

Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless. ↗

— Scott Hamilton

#give #perseverance #priceless #self-esteem #shape

Every adversity, every failure, and every heartache, carries with it the Seed of an equivalent or greater Benefit. ↗

— Napolean Hill

#benefit #carries #equivalent #every #failure

In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive. ↗

— Lee Iacocca

#adversity #always #anger #busy #energy