01. It is impossible for a person's life to be paved with flowers and smooth sailing; adversity and setbacks should be regarded as the proper meaning of the title. ——Gao Guang, "The Milk of Life"
02. If you are not cold, you will not know the pines and cypresses; if things are not difficult, you will not know the gentleman. ——"Xunzi"
03. The dragon loses its power, just like the earthworm. —— "Book of the Later Han·Biographies of the Ten Kings of Guangwu"
04. A dragon can be controlled by an ordinary man when it leaves the water. ——[Ming Dynasty] Feng Menglong's "Chronicles of the Kingdoms of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty"
05. Living in adversity, there are needles and stones all over the body, and you can practice discipline without realizing it. ——[Ming Dynasty] Hong Yingming's "Cai Gen Tan"
06. People who are unwilling to endure hardship will not have their outlook on life tempered, their work ability will not be improved, and they will not be able to withstand wind and rain. . ——Xie Juezai, "Hardship and Pleasure in the Revolutionary Tradition"
07. Literati who are trained in an environment of hardship and struggle are stronger and greater than those who grow up in a warm and comfortable environment. ——Yu Dafu "The Poverty of the Poet"
08. Things cultivated in a greenhouse will not have strong vitality. ——Mao Zedong's "On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among the People"
09. The talents that grow up in the storm are petrels; those that grow up on the eaves are only house sparrows. —— Sun Li's "Short Essay on Literature"
10. Accepting adversity is the beginning of breaking through adversity. ——Liu Xinwu, "Tree with Yellow Leaves in the Wind"
11. Surviving in the painful and obscure years makes me feel the preciousness of life even more. ——Li Wangkai's "Chalk Career"
12. Adversity means testing, tempering, and career creating strong people. —— Dun Yuan's "Whispers of Love"
13. A person's life can hardly be spent with flowers paving the way and smooth sailing; adversity and setbacks should be regarded as the proper meaning of the title. —— Gao Guang's "The Milk of Life"
14. "A knife must be sharpened by a stone, and a man must be sharpened by work." Many outstanding heroes are tempered by harsh environments. ——He Meng's "A Cold to the Bone"
15. Only when people are lamenting can they appreciate the profoundness of life; only when they are in desperate situations can they experience the true taste of society. ——[Japan] Konosuke Matsushita's "Talk about Life"
16. Adversity gives people precious opportunities for training. Only those who can withstand the test of the environment can be considered truly strong. Most of the great men since ancient times struggled through adversity with an indomitable spirit. ——[Japan] Konosuke Matsushita's "Talk about Life"
17. Adversity has a scientific value. A good scholar will not give up this opportunity to learn. ——[USA] Emerson's "Life Reader"
18. Adversity either makes a person greater or makes him very small. Difficulties never keep people the same. ——[USA]Norman Vincent Peale "Difficulties-The Whetstone of Life"
19. Adversity is a great teacher. ——[United States] Nixon "The Leader"
20. Face adversity with a brave heart. ——[Ancient Rome] Horace's "Ode"
21. Great men get joy from adversity, just like brave soldiers get joy from victory in battle. ——[Ancient Rome] Seneca's "On Destiny"
22. Fire refines gold, and adversity refines people. ——[Ancient Rome] Seneca's "On Destiny"
23. Adversity makes people clear-headed and understand what must be done. ——[Ancient Rome] Cato "Apology for the Lodians"
24. In adversity, hope is the savior. ——[Ancient Greece] Menander
25. Adverse luck also has its advantages, just like an ugly and poisonous toad, but it has a precious gem on its head. ——[UK] Shakespeare's "As You Like It"
26. All happiness is not without trouble, and all adversity is by no means without hope.
——[UK] Bacon, "On Adversity"
27. Miracles that transcend nature always appear in the conquest of adversity. ——[UK] Bacon "On Adversity"
28. No education can match adversity. ——[UK] Disraeli's "Iskander"
29. Adversity is a test of people's principles. Without this test, it is difficult for people to judge whether they are honest. ——[UK] Fielding's "Amelia"
30. Adversity is the first path to truth. ——[UK] Byron "Don Juan"