Famous quotes about adversity, misfortune and frustration by Beethoven, Emerson and others

1. It is not words that can make stupid people learn something, but bad luck. ——Democritus

2. In the ups and downs of fate, it is easiest to see a person's integrity. ——Shakespeare

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

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

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

6. Disaster is the first journey of truth. ——Byron

7. Miracles often appear in times of bad luck. ——Bacon

8. Isn’t adverse luck the touchstone of character? ——Balzac

9. Not every disaster is a disaster, early adversity is often a blessing. —— Sharp

10. 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

11. No wise person will deny the value of training in pain and sorrow. —— Huxley