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Quotes about adversity
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Every burden is a blessing. (Lord Byron )
The hardest struggle of all is to be something different from what the average man is. (Lord Byron )
One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity. (Lord Byron )
The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it; and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character. (Lord Byron )
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Adversity is, to me at least, a tonic and a bracer. (Lord Byron )
No untroubled day has ever dawned for me. (Lord Byron )
The good things of prosperity are to be wished; but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired. (Lord Byron )
Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men. (Lord Byron )
Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war. (Lord Byron )
The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity. (Lord Byron )
Things were bad but now they are OK. (Lord Byron )
One often learns more from ten days of agony than from ten years of contentment. (Lord Byron )
Through tattered clothes, small vices do appear. Robes and furred gowns hide all. (Lord Byron )
Sweet are the uses of adversity which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, wears yet a precious jewel in his head. (Lord Byron )
If you want to win anything -- a race, your self, your life -- you have to go a little berserk. (Lord Byron )
For gold is tried in the fire and acceptable men in the furnace of adversity. (Lord Byron )
The battle of life is, in most cases, fought uphill; and to win it without a struggle were perhaps to win it without honor. If there were no difficulties there would be no success; if there were nothing to struggle for, there would be nothing to be achieved. (Lord Byron )
Life has meaning only in the struggle. Triumph or defeat is in the hands of the Gods. So let us celebrate the struggle! (Lord Byron )
We see many who are struggling against adversity who are happy, and more although abounding in wealth, who are wretched. (Lord Byron )
Many who seem to be struggling with adversity are happy; many, amid great affluence, are utterly miserable. (Lord Byron )
Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky. (Lord Byron )
Every blade of grass has its angel that bends over it and whispers, grow, grow. (Lord Byron )
By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity. Another man s, I mean. (Lord Byron )
The stars are constantly shining, but often we do not see them until the dark hours. (Lord Byron )
The sooner I fall behind, the more time I have to catch up. (Lord Byron )
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