1. Tough times never last, but tough people do.

Robert H Schuller
2. The difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is how you use th
em. Unknown
3. Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find an
other way. And don t pray when it rains if you don t pray when the sun shines. Lero
y Satchel Paige
4. A problem is a chance for you to do your best. Duke Ellington
5. I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders. Jewish Proverb
6. If you don t like something change it; if you can t change it, change the way you
think about it. Mary Engelbreit
7. When things are bad, we take comfort in the thought that they could always ge
t worse. And when they are, we find hope in the thought that things are so bad t
hey have to get better. Malcolm S Forbes
8. Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity is a greater. Possession pampers the
mind; privation trains and strengthens it. William Hazlitt
9. Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I ll show you someone wh
o has overcome adversity. Lou Holtz
10. I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress
, and grow brave by reflection. Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but t
hey whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursu
e their principles unto death. Thomas Paine
11. If you aren t in over your head, how do you know how tall you are? Unknown
12. The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust t
hose who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so read
y to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity. Ulysses S. Grant
13. The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adve
rsity. Seneca
14. Adversity is a fact of life. It can t be controlled. What we can control is ho
w we react to it. Unknown
15. The true test of a person character is how they stand during test of adversi
ty Unknown
16. The hardest struggle of all is to be something different from what the avera
ge man is. Charles M Schwab
17. He knows not his own strength who hath not met adversity. William Samuel Joh
nson
18. In times of great stress or adversity, it s always best to keep busy, to plow
your anger and your energy into something positive. Lee Iacocca
19. Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them. Publilius Syrus
20. One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength w
hich can overcome adversity. Albert Schweitzer