Quotes & Sayings About Greatness And Adversity

Adversity gives birth to greatness. The greater the challenges and difficulties we face, the greater the opportunity we have to grow and develop as people. A life without adversity, a life of ease and comfort, produces nothing and leaves us with nothing. This is one of the indisputable facts of life. — Daisaku Ikeda

Darkness tests stars,
but they shine.
Storms test trees,
but they stand.
Adversity tests the great,
but they soar. — Matshona Dhliwayo

The real heroes are those who rebuild their lives using adversity as a stepping stone to greatness in the midst of the chaos life has thrown at them. — Nikki Rowe

Greatness is not a flower that grows in an easy life; it grows in the adversity of life. — Debasish Mridha

Adversity is another way to measure
the greatness of individuals. I never had
a crisis that didn't make me stronger. — Lou Holtz

The greatness of man cannot be seen in the hours of comfort and convenience, but rather in moments of conflict/adversity — Martin Luther King Jr.

Rewards are not simply given, they are earned. Each of your trials and tribulations increases your reward. You are destined for success and greatness beyond measure. So smile to increase your endurance and laugh in the face of adversity. — Carlos Wallace

Profiting from opportunities is success. Profiting from adversity is greatness. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Those who rise to greatness, have endured enormous struggles in their lifetime. It is through their challenges that they forge their will to survive and to keep rising to the top no matter what adversity is thrown against them. — Timothy Pina

Greatness is measured by how one faces adversity. Everyone can be committed when things are going well. — Susan Mallery

From rocks come gold.
From coal comes diamonds.
From oysters come pearls.
From caterpillars come butterflies.
From adversity come the great. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Throw a champion into the ocean, and he'll swim.
Throw a champion into the pit, and he'll climb.
Throw him off a cliff, and he'll grow wings.
Throw him into a furnace, and he'll become gold. — Matshona Dhliwayo

The greatest heroes in life are those that never give up on someone. They stick it out and make it work. They sacrifice things in their life, in order to help others grow. They give up what they want because someone needs it more. They work hard and overcome adversity. They fail for a moment, but get back up on their feet to show others they don't have to stay down. They show their loved ones that love is not "proved" by conformity. They teach others that having a voice is a sign of courage, and they will not stay silent to make people feel comfortable. They are fearless and will do whatever it takes to bring about the greatness in the ones they love because doing so brings them peace. Their name is
MOM. — Shannon L. Alder

Highly competitive athletes like Ginny Gilder have a gift for tolerating pain and ignoring adversity. They accept these things as the price they pay for greatness. These habits of mind and body serve us well in many aspects of our lives, but not in all aspects of our lives. Course Correction is about taking time to heal and exploring the joy that lies beyond adversity. — Tori Murden

Don't focus on the adversity; focus on God. No matter what you go through, stay in faith, be your best each day and trust that God will use it to position you for greatness. — Joel Osteen

He that can heroically endure adversity will bear prosperity with equal greatness of soul; for the mind that cannot be dejected by the former is not likely to be transported with the later. — Henry Fielding

Greatness is what remains when that talent and vision meet adversity - and persist in the face of it. — Lewis Howes

As water downs ships but upholds leaves,
and as fires burn cities but refines gold,
so do life's troubles propel the meek to greatness
and the proud to ruin. — Matshona Dhliwayo

The prince who relies upon their words, without having otherwise provided for his security, is ruined; for friendships that are won by awards, and not by greatness and nobility of soul, although deserved, yet are not real, and cannot be depended upon in time of adversity. — Niccolo Machiavelli

Priceless diamonds often shape in worthless dirt. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Adversity is the nurse of greatness which roughly rocks her patients back to health. — William C. Bryant

Adversity is preparation for greatness. — Andy Andrews

Disappointment and adversity can be catalysts for greatness. There's something particularly exciting about being the hunter, as opposed to the hunted. And that can make for powerful energy. — Cathy Freeman

Even in adversity, nobility shines through, when a man endures repeated and severe misfortune with patience, not owing to insensibility but from generosity and greatness of soul. — Aristotle.

Without adversity, we can never unleash our greatness. — Paul G. Stoltz

Only adversity provides the opportunity for greatness. — Wayde Goodall

We see the greatness of God in times of great challenge. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Trials are part of the adventure to greatness. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Greatness is the flower of great adversity. — Debasish Mridha

Through the trials and tribulations of life come the openness to receive greatness. — Michelle Cruz-Rosado

A star will shine in the midst of darkness.
A flower will bloom in the midst of dirt.
A camel will flourish in the midst of doubt.
A diamond will form in the midst of pressure.
A champion will rise in the midst of hardship. — Matshona Dhliwayo