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Overcoming adversity17 quotes
What does not destroy me, makes me stronger. — Friedrich Nietzsche · 1889Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance,
I have no winced nor cried aloud;
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed. — William Ernest Henley · 1888Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it. — Helen Keller · 1903It is the power of the mind to be unconquerable. — Seneca · 58I believe whatever doesn't kill you, simply makes you...stranger. — The Joker · 2008A great pilot can sail even when his canvas is rent. — Seneca · 65All 17 quotes →Adversity10 quotes
What does not destroy me, makes me stronger. — Friedrich Nietzsche · 1889A great pilot can sail even when his canvas is rent. — Seneca · 65In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. — Jesus · 90He that is down needs fear no fall
He that is low, no pride;
He that is humble ever shall
Have God to be his guide. — John Bunyan · 1678Prosperity doth best discover Vice; But Adversity doth best discover Vertue. — Francis Bacon · 1625Our greatest glory is, not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. — Oliver Goldsmith · 1761All 10 quotes →Inflection points2 quotes
Deep unspeakable suffering may well be called a baptism, a regeneration, the initiation into a new state. — George Eliot · 1859Moments of crisis produce in man a redoubling of life. — Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand · 1850Suffering2 quotes
I believe whatever doesn't kill you, simply makes you...stranger. — The Joker · 2008Deep unspeakable suffering may well be called a baptism, a regeneration, the initiation into a new state. — George Eliot · 1859Character1 quote
What does not destroy me, makes me stronger. — Friedrich Nietzsche · 1889Corrosive effects of wealth1 quote
Prosperity doth best discover Vice; But Adversity doth best discover Vertue. — Francis Bacon · 1625Difficult situations1 quote
Moments of crisis produce in man a redoubling of life. — Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand · 1850Downsides of wealth1 quote
Prosperity doth best discover Vice; But Adversity doth best discover Vertue. — Francis Bacon · 1625Failure1 quote
I don't like people who have never fallen or stumbled. Their virtue is lifeless and it isn't of much value. Life hasn't revealed its beauty to them. — Boris Pasternak · 1958Free will1 quote
It is the power of the mind to be unconquerable. — Seneca · 58Haters gonna hate1 quote
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming. — Theodore Roosevelt · 1910Human nature1 quote
Man needs difficulties; they are necessary for health. — Carl Jung · 1916Inner strength1 quote
It is the power of the mind to be unconquerable. — Seneca · 58Jumping in1 quote
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming. — Theodore Roosevelt · 1910Motivation1 quote
Moments of crisis produce in man a redoubling of life. — Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand · 1850Overcoming obstacles1 quote
I don't like people who have never fallen or stumbled. Their virtue is lifeless and it isn't of much value. Life hasn't revealed its beauty to them. — Boris Pasternak · 1958Perseverance1 quote
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance,
I have no winced nor cried aloud;
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed. — William Ernest Henley · 1888Personal growth1 quote
Prosperity doth best discover Vice; But Adversity doth best discover Vertue. — Francis Bacon · 1625Preparation1 quote
A great pilot can sail even when his canvas is rent. — Seneca · 65Resilience1 quote
What does not destroy me, makes me stronger. — Friedrich Nietzsche · 1889Skill1 quote
A great pilot can sail even when his canvas is rent. — Seneca · 65Taking action1 quote
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming. — Theodore Roosevelt · 1910Taking risks1 quote
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming. — Theodore Roosevelt · 1910The mind1 quote
It is the power of the mind to be unconquerable. — Seneca · 58The world1 quote
In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. — Jesus · 90