Quotes about Adversity

"Lord bless you!" said Mr. Omer, resuming his pipe, "a man must take the fat with the lean; that's what he must make up his mind to, in this life. "

Losing one feather does not prevent a bird from flying.

People only stone a tree that is full of ripe fruit.

A rose does not lose sleep because it was mocked by weeds.

You can curse the sun a thousand times, but cannot keep it from shining, even for a day.

A sharp stick is better than a blunt sword.

You don't stop planting corn because weeds are going to grow beside it.

Turn your frowns into smiles, your tears into laughter, your weaknesses into strengths, your setbacks into opportunities, and your failures into victories.

Suffering is wisdom's school teacher.

When intelligence shuts a door, wisdom opens a window.

When you look fear in the face, you are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.'

At Norwich, I was injured, and then I went to Leicester, and I found myself on the bench. But I still used that to my advantage as an experience - I had to do that here at Spurs for a while, be on the bench and wait for my chance. It's definitely something that's helped me with my game.