Quotes about Adversity
You are greater than anything that can happen to you. In a big and terrifying crisis, people find within themselves a power and a strength and also a wisdom they had no idea they possessed.
- Norman Vincent Peale
Have I yet to learn that the hardest and best-borne trials are those which are never chronicled in any earthly record, and are suffered every day!
- Charles Dickens
You would not have the wisdom and knowledge you now possess were it not for the setbacks you have faced, the mistakes you have made and the suffering you have endured.
- Robin Sharma
God does not delight in our sufferings. He brings only that which is necessary, but He does not shrink from that which will help us grow.
- Jerry Bridges
If someone must be hurt, if it ever becomes necessary to bear pains, weather strong winds, or withstand trials or opposition, let it be adults and not children.
- Bishop TD Jakes
It is important to remember that for every person, there will be a problem. Even more importantly, for every problem, our God has a prescription!
- Bishop TD Jakes
you leave the cage, the transition into the jungle will definitely be challenging. You take a few steps forward and a few back. You stumble and fall and get back on your feet. Such is the way we learn to lean forward and keep stumbling toward success.
- Bishop TD Jakes
But you cannot go through the Door of Destiny without passing through the Hall of Haters.
- Bishop TD Jakes
Be strong enough to stand up again, even after haters make you drop to your knees.
- Bishop TD Jakes
both success and struggle are different kinds of trauma.
- Bishop TD Jakes
The road that gives you fulfillment, purpose, and joy as it takes you to Destiny is always peppered with jealous, envious, and angry people whose venomous darts are aimed squarely in your direction as you travel.
- Bishop TD Jakes
we cannot allow past circumstances to abort future opportunity. If you have experienced loss in your life, God has a way of restoring things you thought you would never see again.
- Bishop TD Jakes