Adversity tests us from time to time and it is inevitable that this testing continues during life.
Walter Annenberg

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

All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.
Walt Disney

Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity.
Og Mandino

Americans have always been able to handle austerity and even adversity. Prosperity is what is doing us in.
James Reston

As years passed away I have formed the habit of looking back upon that former self as upon another person, the remembrance of whose emotions has been a solace in adversity and added zest to the enjoyment of prosperity.
Simon Newcomb

Be moderate in prosperity, prudent in adversity.
Periander

Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca

By adversity are wrought the greatest works of admiration, and all the fair examples of renown, out of distress and misery are grown.
Samuel Daniel

By trying we can easily endure adversity. Another man's, I mean.
Mark Twain

Comfort and prosperity have never enriched the world as much as adversity has.
Billy Graham

Constant success shows us but one side of the world; adversity brings out the reverse of the picture.
Charles Caleb Colton

Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.
Aristotle

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

Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed on an equal or greater benefit.
Napoleon Hill

Every great man, every successful man, no matter what the field of endeavor, has known the magic that lies in these words: every adversity has the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit.
W. Clement Stone

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

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

For gold is tried in the fire and acceptable men in the furnace of adversity.
George Santayana

For in all adversity of fortune the worst sort of misery is to have been happy.
Boethius