"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."
— Abraham Lincoln

"It isn't as bad as you sometimes think it is. It all works out. Don't worry. I say that to myself every morning. It all works out in the end. Put your trust in God, and move forward with faith and confidence in the future. The Lord will not forsake us. He will not forsake us. If we will put our trust in Him, if we will pray to Him, if we will live worthy of His blessings, He will hear our prayers."
— Gordon B. Hinckley

"If our testimonies are strong onthis point and if we feel the absolute assurance that God loves us, we will change our questons. We won't ask, 'Why did this happen?' or 'Why doesn't God care about me?' Instead, our questions will become, 'What can I learn from this experience?' or 'How does the Lord want me to handle this?'"
— John Bytheway (When Times Are Tough: 5 Scriptures That Will Help You Get Through Almost Anything)

"Adversity is like a strong wind. I don't mean just that it holds us back from places we might otherwise go. It also tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that afterward we see ourselves as we really are, and not merely as we might like to be. (Memoirs of a Geisha 348)"
— Arthur Golden

"I suppose sooner or later in the life of everyone comes a moment of trial. We all of us have our particular devil who rides us and torments us, and we must give battle in the end."
— Daphne du Maurier (Rebecca)

"Life, like classical music, is full of difficult passages that are conquered as much through endurance and determination as through any particular skill."
— Sheri L. Dew

"Remind thyself, in the darkest moments, that every failure is only a step toward success, every detection of what is false directs you toward what is true, every trial exhausts some tempting form of error, and every adversity will only hide, for a time, your path to peace and fulfillment. "
— Og Mandino

"If for a while the harder you try, the harder it gets, take heart. So it has been with the best people who ever lived. (The Inconvenient Messiah, BYU Speeches, Feb 15, 1982)"
— Jeffrey R. Holland

"It takes no more time to see the good side of life than to see the bad."
— Jimmy Buffett

"We live in a day when the adversary stresses on every hand the philosophy of instant gratification. We seem to demand instant everything, including instant solutions to our problems. . .It was meant to be that life would be a challenge. To suffer some anxiety, some depression, some disappointment, even some failure is normal."
— Boyd K. Packer

"Learning to endure times of disappointment, suffering, and sorrow is part of our on-the-job training. These experiences, while often difficult to bear at the time, are precisely the kinds of experiences that stretch our understanding, build our character, and increase our compassion for others.

Joseph B. Wirthlin"
— Joseph B. Wirthlin

"It is in the whole process of meeting and solving problems that life has meaning. Problems are the cutting edge that distinguishes between success and failure. Problems call forth our courage and our wisdom; indeed, they create our courage and our wisdom. It is only because of problems that we grow mentally and spiritually. It is through the pain of confronting and resolving problems that we learn.
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— M. Scott Peck, M.D

"Adversity draws men together and produces beauty and harmony in life's relationships, just as the cold of winter produces ice-flowers on the window-panes, which vanish with the warmth."
— Kierkegaard

"A leader must lead. Where others see obstacles, he must see opportunities. When others see problems, he must see possibilities ... Civilization is not built on a negation but on an affirmation- an affirmation of the bright and promising possibilities that the future holds for those who are enterprising enough to pursue them."
— David J. Vaughan (Give Me Liberty: The Uncompromising Statesmanship of Patrick Henry)

"Struggle is the food from which change is made, and the best time to make the most of a struggle is when it's right in front of your face.

Now, I know that might sound a bit simplistic. But, too often we're led to believe that struggling is a bad thing, or that we struggle because we're doing something wrong.

I disagree. I look at struggle as an opportunity to grow. True struggle happens when you can sense what is not working for you and you're willing to take the appropriate action to correct the situation. Those who accomplish change are willing to engage the struggle.

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— Danny Dreyer

"If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it: Every arrow that flies feels the pull of the earth."
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

"If you find a parth with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere."
— Frank A Clark

"The one who breaks the chain is stronger than the one who has never worn it."
— Wilhelm Von Richl

"Sweet are the uses of adversity, which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, wears yet a precious jewel in its head."
— William Shakespeare

"Where the battle rages, there the loyalty of the soldier is proved."
— Martin Luther

"If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap, whence every one must take an equal portion, most people would be contented to take their own and depart."
— Solon

"Adversity is like a strong wind. I don't mean just that it holds us back from places we might otherwise go. It also tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that afterward we see ourselves as we really are, and not merely as we might like to be."
— Arthur Golden

"If thou art willing to suffer no adversity, how wilt thou be the friend of Christ?

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— Thomas à Kempis