Quotes about Adversity

But there, in her diminishment, she seemed to resemble only herself, as if suffering finally had singled her out.

The lowly and invincible of the earth—to endure and endure and then endure, tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow.

As for the fear, you'll have to put up with that like the rest of us.

He forgot his wounds, his hunger and thirst, and became fear; hopeless fear on flying feet, rushing through the forest towards the open beach.

Much of what we call evil can often be converted into a bracing and tonic good by a simple change of the sufferer's inner attitude from one of fear to one of fight

Love sticks around even when it has a lot to put up with.

Annoying mishaps always seem to cluster around times of spiritual fruitfulness. That's not exactly coincidence.

Authentic followers of Christ follow Him in the midst of a hostile and toxic environment.

I am so sick of you stealing my joy. But that's changing too. My joy doesn't come from my friends, it doesn't come from my job, it doesn't even come from my husband. My joy is found in Jesus, and just in case you forgot, He has already defeated you. So go back to hell where you belong and leave my family alone!

Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it.

A bend in the road is not the end of the road…Unless you fail to make the turn.

Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and griefs which we endure help us in our marching onward.