Adversity

It is not words but bad luck that can teach a foolish person something.

——Democritus

In the ups and downs of fate, it is easiest to see a person’s integrity.

——Shakespeare

Pity is caused by the love and luck of a person, and fear is caused by the similarity of the person who suffers misfortune to us.

——Aristotle

One of the great advantages of outstanding people is their perseverance in adverse and difficult encounters.

——Beethoven

Every setback or unfavorable mutation carries the same or larger beneficial seeds.

——Emerson

Disaster is the first journey of truth.

——Byron

Miracles mostly appear in times of bad luck.

——Bacon

Isn’t adverse luck the touchstone of character?

——Balzac

Not every disaster is a disaster, early adversity is often a blessing.

——Sharp

Good times make our energy idle and useless, making us unable to feel our own strength, but obstacles awaken this strength and use it.

——Hume

No wise man will deny the value of training in pain and sorrow.

——Huxley