56 quotes found
“A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity till he has tasted adversity.”
“Who has never tasted what is bitter does not know what is sweet.”
“Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.”
“No man better knows what good is than he who has endured evil.”
“He that has never suffered extreme adversity knows not the full extent of his own depravation.”
“Sleep riches and health to be truly enjoyed must be interrupted.”
“If there were no tribulation there would be no rest if there were no winter there would be no summer.”
“I have lived long enough to be battered by the realities of life and not too long to be downed by them.”
“If your house is on fire warm yourself by it.”
“A broken heart is what makes life so wonderful five years later when you see the guy in an elevator and he is fat and smoking a cigar and saying "long-time-no-see." If he hadn't broken your heart ...”
“Anything other than death is a minor injury.”
“The most valuable gift I ever received was the gift of insecurity my father left us. My mother's love might not have prepared me for life the way my father's departure did. He forced us out on the ...”
“Being disabled gave me an immense advantage. People are kinder to you. It puts you on a different level than if you go into a situation whole and secure.”
“When written in Chinese the word "crisis" is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity.”
“From a fallen tree make kindling.”
“The same wind that extinguishes a light can set a brazier on fire.”
“Other Definitions of Adversity Adversity is the touchstone of virtue.”
“In order to have great happiness you have to have great pain and unhap-piness - otherwise how would you know when you're happy?”
“Those who don't know how to weep with their whole heart don't know how to laugh either.”
