“Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I’ll show you someone who has overcome adversity.”– Lou Holtz. Here are 43 Inspirational Overcoming Adversity Quotes.
Overcoming Adversity Quotes
1. “Temper us in fire, and we grow stronger. When we suffer, we survive.”– Cassandra Clare
2. “There’s nothing that cleanses your soul like getting the hell kicked out of you.”– Woody Hayes
3. “As with the butterfly, adversity is necessary to build character in people.” – Joseph B. Wirthlin
4. “There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.”– Malcolm X
5. “Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.”– Robert Louis Stevenson
6. “We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey.”– Kenji Miyazawa
7. “The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.” -Molière
8. “Adversity has the same effect on a man that severe training has on the pugilist: it reduces him to his fighting weight.”– Josh Billings
9. “Be strong. Live honorably and with dignity. When you don’t think you can, hold on.”– James Frey
10. “We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.”– Lucius Anneaus Seneca
Overcoming Adversity Quotes
11. “Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.”– Robert Kennedy
12. “There is no education like adversity.”– Benjamin Disraeli
13. “Sometimes you don’t realize your own strength until you come face to face with your greatest weakness.”– Susan Gale
14. “The most beautiful people I’ve known are those who have known trials, have known struggles, have known loss, and have found their way out of the depths.”– Elizabeth Kübler-Ross
15. “Life keeps throwing me stones. And I keep finding the diamonds.”– Ana Claudia Antunes
16. “The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.”– Chinese Proverb
17. “Risk anything! Care no more for the opinion of others … Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth.”– Katherine Mansfield
18. “Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you’re doing the impossible.”– Francis of Assisi
19. “One who conquers the sea today is ready to conquer the ocean tomorrow.”– Matshona Dhliwayo
20. “He who doesn’t want to face his challenges shall always face challenges!”– Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
Overcoming Adversity Quotes
21. “Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.”– Khalil Gibran
22. “Because some people see a wall, and assume that’s the end of their journey. Others see it, and decide it’s just the beginning.”– Angeline Trevena
23. “The broken heart. You think you will die, but you keep living, day after day after terrible day.”– Charles Dickens
24. “I don’t run away from a challenge because I am afraid. Instead, I run towards it because the only way to escape fear is to trample it beneath your foot.” – Natalie Comaneci
25. “A challenge only becomes an obstacle when you bow to it.”– Ray Davis
26. “A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.”– Christopher Reeve
27. “To be tested is good. The challenged life may be the best therapist.”– Gail Sheehy
28. “We don’t develop courage by being happy every day. We develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.”– Barbara De Angelis
29. “If you are facing a new challenge or being asked to do something that you have never done before don’t be afraid to step out. You have more capability than you think you do but you will never see it unless you place a demand on yourself for more.”– Joyce Meyer
30. “All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me…. 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
Overcoming Adversity Quotes
31. “A new challenge keeps the brain kicking and the heart ticking.”– E. A. Bucchianeri
32. “Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.”– Martha Graham
33. “Let your joy scream across the pain.”– Terri Guillemets
34. “Anyone can give up; it is the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone would expect you to fall apart, now that is true strength.”– Chris Bradford
35. “There are many people in the world who have succeeded in climbing the ladder of achievement. Some of these people have persevered throughout their career having met what appeared insurmountable obstacles yet overcame these challenges to keep moving forward.”– Byron Pulsifer
36. “Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I’ll show you someone who has overcome adversity.”– Lou Holtz
37. “Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they’re supposed to help you discover who you are.”– Bernice Johnson Reagon
38. “You can’t really be strong until you can see a funny side to things.”– Ken Kesey
39. “You’ll never find a better sparring partner than adversity.”– Golda Meir
40. “And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.”– Haruki Murakami