Those who kept their sanity and humanity intact in the face of awful adversity. Heroes named and unnamed, some known only to God.
Silvia Cartwright

Three hundred years ago a prisoner condemned to the Tower of London carved on the wall of his cell this sentiment to keep up his spirits during his long imprisonment: 'It is not adversity that kills, but the impatience with which we bear adversity.
James Keller

True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity, before it is entitled to the appellation.
George Washington

Under adversity, under oppression, the words begin to fail, the easy words begin to fail. In order to convey things accurately, the human being is almost forced to find the most precise words possible, which is a precondition for literature.
Rita Dove

Very often out of adversity that's when the best work comes.
Tom Cochrane

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca

We see many who are struggling against adversity who are happy, and more although abounding in wealth, who are wretched.
Tacitus

Weak minds sink under prosperity as well as adversity; but strong and deep ones have two high tides.
David Hare

Whatever changes the new era brings, whatever new pathways we take, I am sure that our special relationship with America - forged in adversity, will not change.
Mary McAleese

Without adversity a person hardly knows whether they are honest or not.
Henry Fielding

You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.
Epicurus

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