Inspirational Adversity Quotes & Sayings

Be your own solace — Malak El Halabi

Pursue your goals even in the face of difficulties, and convert adversities into opportunities. — Dhirubhai Ambani

Adversity is the adventure of time. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Don't quit when you encounter an obstacle. — Lailah Gifty Akita

My voice was a bare rasp of fear. "In the weaving room, the women say it's never been this bad before ... "
"They always say that when things get difficult," she answered softly. Then she sat up suddenly as though coming fully awake. Reaching down, she took my chin in her hand and tipped my face to look up at hers. "Remember, Gwen, no matter who says what, the important thing is to understand what needs to be done, and then do it. No matter how hard it is, or how much pain you feel. It's as simple as that, really. Once you know what you have to do, you just do it. — Persia Woolley

A person who smiles in the face of adversity ... probably has a scapegoat. — Stephen Hawking

We could never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world — Helen Keller

In time of poverty, you alone face is your fate. If your spirit is stronger enough, you will survive. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Train your mind to see the opportunity in every adversity. — Debasish Mridha

Adversity will always show up but it doesn't always have to come up. — Johnnie Dent Jr.

It's not enough to step in front of people's bullets; you have to be bulletproof too. You have to be harder than anything anyone else can throw at you, and sometimes you risk losing yourself just trying to save yourself. — Anthony Breznican

Choose to dwell on timeless hope. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Faith gives self-confidence, self-courage and strength. — Lailah Gifty Akita

If there's one thing I've learned, it is to never give up
no matter what your circumstances are. Giving up doesn't solve anything. — Millicent Ashby

A courageous and determined person finds opportunity in every adversity. — Debasish Mridha

Never complain, pray for strength to overcome the difficulty. — Lailah Gifty Akita

You must never surrender to any defeat. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Doubt is a result of more than one internal voice giving differing and contradicting instructions and suggestions concerning a situation or a phase of your success journey. The triggering suggestions may be internal or external factors igniting internal conflict and uncertainty in the face of adversity. Yet inside of you must rise up a voice of authority which silences the disempowering shouts of unbelief. You need to have a deliberate plan to develop that internal voice of authority. — Archibald Marwizi

The opportunities far outweigh the disappointments. — Lailah Gifty Akita

We don't survive to live. We live to survive. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Adversity, if for no other reason, is of benefit, since it is sure to bring a season of sober reflection. People see clearer at such times. Storms purify the atmosphere. — Henry Ward Beecher

Adversity can never rob you of your dream; it only makes you to be conscious and more determined towards achieving your dreams. — Abdulazeez Henry Musa

Do not panic but pray when you face any problem. — Lailah Gifty Akita

To all the defiant stoics, laughing and fighting lonesome battles in the face of adversity. — Kin F. Kam

What makes one strong is not the ability to confront adversity and cruelty, but rather the ability to love in spite of it. — Christopher Earle

Helen Keller became deaf, dumb, and blind shortly after birth. Despite her greatest misfortune, she has written her name indelibly in the pages of the history of the great. Her entire life has served as evidence that no one is ever defeated until defeat has been accepted as reality. — Napoleon Hill

People always try to make self-published authors feel insignificant. I have more respect for self-published authors, because I know the adversity they faced. They didn't just write a manuscript, query letter, and blam book deal. These authors had to do it the difficult way. There is no publisher, or agents, investing time, and money into making their book. Just the indie author's manuscript, own currency, and persistence. — Mary Sage Nguyen

Adversity begets spirituality. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Facing the world full of confidence is sometimes out of your league particularly if you have come up against or been compromised by adversity in some form. — Auliq Ice

Life's adversity strengthens us to embrace - life's true purpose and destiny. — Eleesha

Ji-li's deeply moving story should be on the shelf of every person's library. Her courage in the face of adversity and her steadfast loyalty and love for her family are truly inspirational for young and old alike. — Nien Cheng

Life is at its best when everything has fallen out of place, and you decide that you're going to fight to get them right, not when everything is going your way and everyone is praising you. — Thisuri Wanniarachchi

Hope is holding on to the promises of God. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Stand like a beaten anvil, when thy dream
Is laid upon thee, golden from the fire.
Flinch not, though heavily through that furnace-gleam
The black forge-hammers fall on thy desire.

Demoniac giants round thee seem to loom.
'Tis but the world-smiths heaving to and fro.
Stand like a beaten anvil. Take the doom
Their ponderous weapons deal thee, blow on blow.

Needful to truth as dew-fall to the flower
Is this wild wrath and this implacable scorn.
For every pang, new beauty, and new power,
Burning blood-red shall on thy heart be born.

Stand like a beaten anvil. Let earth's wrong
Beat on that iron and ring back in song. — Alfred Noyes

Do not complain, pray for courage to endure the situation. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Call on God. He will answer. — Lailah Gifty Akita

But life is too short not to make a fool out of yourself from time to time. And sometimes you need to make an ass out of yourself, just to see what you are capable of doing next. Life isn't just about pushing your limits and seeing what you're made of in the face of adversity. Sometimes it's about getting embarrassed and feeling humiliated and seeing where you can go from there. — Abby Rosmarin

The anchor of my life is the grace of God. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Greatness is the flower of great adversity. — Debasish Mridha

Even if you are having a nightmare day during which nothing will go right, never cease looking for the ball. In the end everything will come right, for football is a game that rewards those who show courage. — Duncan Edwards

Whenever life is getting tough hold on.
Don't let it get the best of you stay strong. — Laqueisha Malone

Deep darkness precedes the dawn of brightness light. — Lailah Gifty Akita

To find the rainbow and life's incredible beauties, learn to play with adversity. — Debasish Mridha

I sit in the lap of Adversity and nuzzle at her neck." Personal philosophy associated with the strife and difficulties of life. — Stephen C. Conley

It's not all about mountaintops. Mostly it's about training so that you'll know the mountaintop for what it is when you get there. — Lauren F. Winner

Your response to adversity is what positions you for promotion — Cynthia Patterson

I enjoy the times of plenteous and endure the times of scarceness. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I had to learn how to be cheerful in the face of adversity — Robyn Davidson

When we observe trials and tribulations in our world, there's even more reason to lighten the heavy load. Sometimes life gets tough and it's disheartening. Never mind happiness; what we genuinely need is joy! God didn't intend for us to be sad or serious all of the time. His word in Proverbs 17:22 (ESV) says, A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. — Dana Arcuri

May the grace of God keep you strong through every difficulty. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Adversity is only yet another means to remind us of 'How Truly Awsome We All Are'! — W.O. Wainwright

If we are going to learn to trust God in adversity, we must believe God will allow nothing to subvert His glory so He will allow nothing to spoil the good He is working out in us and for us. — Jerry Bridges

Be strong. There is hope in any situation. — Lailah Gifty Akita

My friends, we should consider ourselves fortunate, not because we are any greater or lesser because we face adversity, rather we simply rejoice in the opportunity to face it. — Michael Joling

Without an anchor, we can be drifted to any shore. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Adversity Isn't to Be Avoided — Miles Anthony Smith

May the living have hope. — Lailah Gifty Akita

In times of turbulence, we must keep calm and be patient. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Never give up on your existence. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I know the Lord loves me. — Lailah Gifty Akita

An opportunity lost may have motivated us to find a satisfying alternative. Adversity or suffering may have taught us certain important skills. Some writers have felt new appreciation for their lives after surviving a serious illness or disability. A fortunate outcome does not invalidate the unfortunate aspect. — Nan Merrick Phifer

It's only as bad as you make it. — Benjamin J. Carey

You will never truly know yourself, or the strength of your relationships, until both have been tested by adversity. — J.K. Rowling

We are not as frail as the strings would make us believe. — John Green

Your blessings far outnumber your troubles. — Lailah Gifty Akita

You are a winner when you have the courage to face the adversity and endure the difficulties. — Debasish Mridha

Adversity is the test of strength in every soul. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Pray, read and mediate on the Scripture. — Lailah Gifty Akita

You can graciously live through every struggle. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Your past history is NOT an excuse. — Miya Yamanouchi

Be optimistic like a flower. A flower never loses her optimism, and will bloom with all of her beauty despite tremendous adversity. — Debasish Mridha

To solve a problem, you need to remove the cause, not the symptom. — Liezi

In the ashes of adversity, lies opportunity. — S.L. Coelho

Spending time looking for what is missing in your life is futile; if you fail to look within yourself. When we challenge everything we believe we are, we reveal that which we never knew about our own selves. — Nicolas G. Janovsky

One's character is determined not how she gets caught in the downpour of disappointment, but how she finds the hope to look for the rainbow. — Colette Freedman

Adversity could be an advantage in the future.
To be a success, take the advantage of adversity whenever possible. — Debasish Mridha

Adversity shows our true character. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Let me not fear adversity. — Debasish Mridha

Life stories with themes of ruin can trap us. Life stories that are triumphant can transform us. — Meg Jay

And once the storm is over, you won't remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won't even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won't be the same person who walked in. That's what this storm's all about. — Haruki Murakami

Remember: it is not about what happens to you, but what you choose to DO WITH what happens to you that truly defines who you are. — Alexandra Silber

Never judge the life of another man.
You never know his struggles. — Lailah Gifty Akita

And even when success comes, as I am sure it will, bear in mind that there are more quiet and enviable joys than to be among the most sought after women at a ball ... — Blanche Wiesen Cook

Do not fear adversity. Win it over. It will make you wiser and stronger. — Debasish Mridha

Keeping it real" isn't just a matter of facing up to harsh facts. It also includes opening up to the plethora of possibilities that offer us ways of impacting the world in spite of adversity. — T.K. Coleman

The features of character are carved out of adversity. — Rick Barnett

Hope is immeasurable anchor. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Your mission: May you continue to shine no matter the storms you have been through. — Karen Salmansohn

Thinking is progress. Non-thinking is stagnation of the individual, organisation and the country. Thinking leads to action. Knowledge without action is useless and irrelevant. Knowledge with action, converts adversity into prosperity. — Abdul Kalam

There comes with every experience of temporary defeat, and every failure and every form of adversity, the seed of an equivalent benefit — Napoleon Hill

The goal of [Into My Mind] is to uplift and inspire. We've all been through some sort of adversity in our lives, by sharing mines, I hope to help others get through theirs. I've been through it and came out standing. I want the world to know that they can come out standing too. — Jana Chantel

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

Adversity is not a bad thing~It's a God thing! — Prophetess Dina Rolle

Every challenge you conquer, will make you courageous. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Hope is the anchor of life. — Lailah Gifty Akita

The beauty of adversity is that when we hit bottom, the only way to go is up. — Dana Arcuri

Though I am faced with many adversities, my heart will not faint. The Lord is my comfort, my hope and my peace. — Lailah Gifty Akita

The harder you fall, the heavier your heart; the heavier your heart, the stronger you climb; the stronger you climb, the higher your pedestal. — Criss Jami

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

Great difficulties may be surmounted by patience and perseverance. — Abigail Adams