Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.
Thomas Carlyle
Test a servant while in the discharge of his duty, a relative in difficulty, a friend in adversity, and a wife in misfortune.
Chanakya
If you live long enough, you'll make mistakes. But if you learn from them, you'll be a better person. It's how you handle adversity, not... →
William J. Clinton
In prosperity, our friends know us; in adversity, we know our friends.
John Churton Collins
Friendship, of itself a holy tie, is made more sacred by adversity.
Charles Caleb Colton
The firmest of friendships have been formed in mutual adversity, as iron is most strongly united by the fiercest flame.
Constant success shows us but one side of the world; adversity brings out the reverse of the picture.
Everyone is handed adversity in life. No one's journey is easy. It's how they handle it that makes people unique.
Kevin Conroy
Just as we develop our physical muscles through overcoming opposition - such as lifting weights - we develop our character muscles by overcoming... →
Stephen Covey
I want to be a role model and I want to show kids that you can be strong and overcome adversity.
Paula Creamer