adversity

The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

By adversity are wrought the greatest works of admiration, and all the fair examples of renown, out of distress and…

The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the…

Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes adversity not without many comforts and hopes. Francis Bacon

A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune.…

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

Every great man, every successful man, no matter what the field of endeavor, has known the magic that lies in…

The good things of prosperity are to be wished but the good things that belong to adversity are to be…

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

Friendship, of itself a holy tie, is made more sacred by adversity. Charles Caleb Colton