“Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity is a greater. Possession pampers the mind; privation trains and strengthens it.”– William Hazlitt
“Prosperity is not without many fears and disasters; and adversity is not without comforts and hopes.”– Francis Bacon
“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
“It is only in our darkest hours that we may discover the true strength of the brilliant light within ourselves that can never, ever, be dimmed.”– Doe Zantamata
“We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope.”– Martin Luther King
“Tough times never last, but tough people do.”– Robert H Schuller
“The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity.”– Ulysses S. Grant
“I learned there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead, others come from behind. But I’ve bought a big bat. I’m all ready, you see. Now my troubles are going to have trouble with me.”– Dr. Seuss
“We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey.”– Kenji Miyazawa
“Every adversity, every failure and every heartache carries with it the seed of an equivalent or a greater benefit.”– Napoleon Hill