Definition of Adversity

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Definition of Adversity
	Adversity Opposition; contrariety. Related Definitions: Contrariety, Opposition

Adversity Quotations

Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful.
Zig Ziglar

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

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

The long, dull, monotonous years of middle-aged prosperity or middle-aged adversity are excellent campaigning weather for the devil.
C. S. Lewis

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

Adversity is the state in which man mostly easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then.
John Wooden

Israel was not created in order to disappear - Israel will endure and flourish. It is the child of hope and the home of the brave. It can neither be broken by adversity nor demoralized by success. It carries the shield of democracy and it honors the sword of freedom.
John F. Kennedy

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

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

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

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