“Fresh activity is the only means of overcoming adversity.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.”
Albert Schweitzer
“The greater difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.”
Epicurus
“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
“Opposition is a natural part of life. Just as we develop our physical muscles through overcoming opposition - such as lifting weights - we develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and adversity.”
Stephen R. Covey
“He is the best sailor who can steer within fewest points of the wind, and exact a motive power out of the greatest obstacles.”
Sir Walter Scott
“We acquire the strength we have overcome.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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