Wednesday 3 May 2017

Adversity Sayings and Quotes



A hard beginning maketh a good ending.    

John Heywood (c. 1497-1580)





A stumble is not a fall.    

Haitian (on adversity)






A true champion believes in themselves when no one else does.    

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Adversity is a gift.    

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Adversity makes strange bedfellows.    

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)





Anyone can stand adversity but to test a person's character, give them power.    

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)





Constant dripping will wear away a stone.    

Greek Proverb





Difficulties make you a jewel.    

Japanese (on adversity)





Don't buy other people's problems.    

Chinese (on buying and selling)





Don't let the critics get you down.    

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Every adversity carries with it the seed of equal or greater benefit.    

Napolean Hill ()





Everybody makes mistakes.    

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Familiarity breeds contempt.    

Aesop (c.620-560 BC)





Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.    

William Congreve (1670-1729)





If God wants people to suffer, he sends them too much understanding.    

Yiddish (on balance and moderation)





If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.    

Abraham Maslow (1908-1970)





If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it.    

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)





It is better to give than to receive.    

Jesus





It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back.    

Charles Dickens (1812-1870)





It's not the end of the world.    

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Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do, doesn't mean it's useless.    

Thomas Edison (1847-1931)





Kingdoms divided soon fall.    

Bible (Matthew 12:25)





Necessity never made a good bargain.    

Ben Franklin (1706-1790)





No news is good news.    

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One man's beard is on fire; another man warms his hands on it.    

Kashmiri (on perversity)





Out of adversity comes opportunity.    

Ben Franklin (1706-1790)





Roll with the punches.    

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Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.    

African Proverb





When you die, make others cry because you left something behind not because they lost something.    

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When you fall into a pit, you either die or get out.    

Chinese (on adversity)



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