#adversity

Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men. ↗

— Martha Graham

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Everything that I've ever been able to accomplish in skating and in life has come out of adversity and perseverance. ↗

— Scott Hamilton

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Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I'll show you someone who has overcome adversity. ↗

— Lou Holtz

#done #i #me #overcome #show

Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters. ↗

— Victor Hugo

#makes #men #monsters #prosperity

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. ↗

— Abraham Lincoln

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I am a quiet man who grows through adversity. ↗

— Jose Maria Aznar

#am #grows #i #i am #man

Learning to endure times of disappointment, suffering, and sorrow is part of our on-the-job training. These experiences, while often difficult to bear at the time, are precisely the kinds of experiences that stretch our understanding, build our character, and increase our compassion for others. ↗

— Joseph B. Wirthlin

#experience

Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity. ↗

— Og Mandino

#always #every #out #seed #seek

I have definitely gone through my ups and downs and faced my adversity and my nay-sayers, but managed to do all right. It is a pretty classic tale. ↗

— Steve Nash

#classic #definitely #downs #faced #gone

He knows not his own strength that hath not met adversity. ↗

— Cesare Pavese

#hath #his #knows #met #own