Memory tempers prosperity, mitigates adversity, controls youth, and delights old age.
I'm used to adversity and working really well in difficult situations. It was hard for me to accept the success.
The human race has had long experience and a fine tradition in surviving adversity. But we now face a task for which we have little experience, the task of surviving prosperity.
There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.
The firmest of friendships have been formed in mutual adversity, as iron is most strongly united by the fiercest flame.
There is no education like adversity.
Without adversity a person hardly knows whether they are honest or not.
Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
Everything that I've ever been able to accomplish in skating and in life has come out of adversity and perseverance.
I haven't always acted or reacted in a way that made me proud, but I didn't make that same mistake twice, and I think that's what I love about adversity is that it always reminds me of what's really valuable in life.
By adversity are wrought the greatest works of admiration, and all the fair examples of renown, out of distress and misery are grown.
It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live bravely and present a brave front to adversity.
A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.
To me, obstacles in life build character. You have to be able to overcome adversity in order to succeed and appreciate the simple things life has to offer... that's where most of my inspiration for writing and singing comes from.
I'll say this for adversity: people seem to be able to stand it, and that's more than I can say for prosperity.
In the adversity of our best friends we often find something that does not displease us.
I think we build resilience to prepare for whatever adversity we'll face. And we all face some adversity - we're all living some form of Option B.
Constant success shows us but one side of the world; adversity brings out the reverse of the picture.
We see many who are struggling against adversity who are happy, and more although abounding in wealth, who are wretched.
There is in every true woman's heart, a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity, but which kindles up and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity.
There is in every woman's heart a spark of heavenly fire which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity, but which kindles up and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity.
Adversity is the state in which man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then.
I work best when there is adversity: I seem to get calmer the more the fur is flying.
Be moderate in prosperity, prudent in adversity.
The long, dull, monotonous years of middle-aged prosperity or middle-aged adversity are excellent campaigning weather for the devil.
In prosperity, our friends know us; in adversity, we know our friends.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
For in all adversity of fortune the worst sort of misery is to have been happy.
The reason why I called it 'I Told You' is because I wanted to show people that I have been doubted, and I have been in the face of adversity. Coming out of that situation, this is my 'I told you' moment.
Adversity tests us from time to time and it is inevitable that this testing continues during life.
Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New.
Individually and collectively, Cherokee people possess an extraordinary ability to face down adversity and continue moving forward.
He who does not tire, tires adversity.
I have definitely gone through my ups and downs and faced my adversity and my nay-sayers, but managed to do all right. It is a pretty classic tale.
My fiction is almost always inspired by a character's need or desire to rise above him- or herself. No one is perfect and some of us have much adversity in our lives; it is those people who struggle to rise above their nature or background that I find the most interesting and heroic.
The only good thing about times of adversity is that you realize who your real friends and fans are - and the rest go away - which in my mind is an OK thing.
