adversity Quotes

In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the old they are a comfort and aid in their weakness, and those in the prime of life they... ...

Life is full of chances and changes, and the most prosperous of men may in the evening of his days meet with great misfortunes.

Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.

The beauty of the soul shines out when a man bears with composure one heavy mischance after another, not because he does not feel them, but because he is a man of high and heroic temper.

Friends are much better tried in bad fortune than in good.

Great and frequent reverses can crush and mar our bliss both by the pain they cause and by the hindrance they offer to many activities. Yet nevertheless even in adversity nobility shines through, when a man endures repeated and severe... ...

A good man may make the best even of poverty and disease, and the other ills of life; but he can only attain happiness under the opposite conditions

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

The unfortunate need people who will be kind to them; the prosperous need people to be kind to.

Education is a valuable asset when things are going well and a safe haven when things are hard.