"Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant."
~~~ Horace
"The abundant life does not come to those who have had a lot of obstacles removed from their path by others. It develops from within and is rooted in strong mental and moral fiber."
~~~ William Mather Lewis
"If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome."
~~~ Charlotte Bronte
"People who consider themselves victims of their circumstances will always remain victims unless they develop a greater vision for their lives."
~~~ Stedman Graham
"Don't be disquieted in time of adversity. Be firm with dignity and self-reliant with vigor."
~~~ Chiang Kai-Shek
"The one resolution, which was in my mind long before it took the form of a resolution, is the key-note of my life. It is this, always to regard as mere impertinences of fate the handicaps which were placed upon my life almost at the beginning. I resolved that they should not crush or dwarf my soul, but rather be made to blossom, like Aaron's rod, with flowers."
~~~ Helen Keller
"I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow." ~~~ Maya Angelou
"The beauty of the soul shines out when a man bears with composure one heavy mischance after another, not because he does not feel them, but because he is a man of high and heroic temper."
~~~ Aristotle
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Judgment
We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.
~~~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882) Poet
Distrust your judgment the moment you can discern the shadow of a personal motive in it.
~~~ Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach (1830–1916) Novelist
