Quotes about Adversity And Growth
He that struggles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.
— Edmund Burke
Just as we develop our physical muscles through overcoming opposition - such as lifting weights - we develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and adversity.
— Stephen Covey
I always try to find the positives in losing a match, but it's not always easy.
— Stan Wawrinka
We change our behavior when the pain of staying the same becomes greater than the pain of changing.
— Peter Scazzero
In our case, God often raises up an enemy to see if we really want to be like Jesus.
— RT Kendall
You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.
— Walt Disney
Some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage and working their solitary but irresistible way throughout a thousand obstacles.
— Washington Irving
Whatever doesn't kill me only makes me stronger.
— Rachel Hauck
That deed which in our guilt we today call weakness, will appear tomorrow as an essential link in the complete chain of Man.
— Khalil Gibran
A flower, no matter how beautiful, still has to grow in dirt.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
God uses change to change us. He doesn't use it to destroy us or to distract us, but to coax us to the next level of character, experience, compassion and destiny!
— Beth Moore
I have tried and I cannot find, either in scripture or in history, a strong-willed individual whom God used greatly until He allowed them to be hurt deeply.
— Charles Swindoll