Overcoming Adversity Quotes

Wind either breaks a tree or teaches it to dance.

Turn your adversity into building blocks for the palace of your dreams.

You cannot walk in a great man's shoes without getting sores on your feet.

What you endured was a sign of what you would become.

Picking up the pieces of a shattered dream is better than having no pieces to pick up at all.

One does not become strong lifting feathers.

In our deepest valleys we are strengthened to climb our highest mountains.

An egg's true value is only known when it is broken.

Present tears water the gardens of future blessings.

A rose’s beautiful scent is extracted only when it is crushed.

Your greatest highs come from overcoming your greatest lows.

If rocks did not persevere under heat and pressure, they would never become diamonds.

If seeds saw dirt as their enemy, they would lose out on the opportunity to grow.

Calm yourself and you calm your storm.

You must see challenges as virtues of opportunities for personal development. You will then have the strength to overcome the challenge.

A flower does not fulfill its destiny until it blooms, and a star does not fulfill its destiny until it shines.

You really don't have to subscribe to the life that had been written for you.

You were born to dream. You were born to strive. You were born to conquer. You were born to rise.

If the road to your dreams is full of potholes, take the highway.

The higher you rise above your fears the higher you will rise above your peers.

Walking on water requires feet of faith.

A step towards what you fear is a mile towards mastering it.

Small steps of faith add up to great leaps of success.

Rise in your mind and you will rise in your world.

Rise above your fears and you rise above your world.

Overcoming what frightens you the most strengthens you the most.

Your brightest light will take you to your greatest heights.

Critics are loud, but success is louder.

A bird that fears falling off of a tree branch is ignorant of its gifts.

The cream rises to the top, even if sour.

Hope is a better friend than despair.

Step by step a mountain is conquered.

A star is not afraid of darkness, for its light comes from within.

When the storm runs out of breath, a rainbow is born.

Seeds, not doubting their potential, rise and become forests.

If beautiful lilies bloom in ugly waters, you too can blossom in ugly situations.

Ignore your haters. Resist your fears. Embrace your dreams.

Blow by blow a giant is knocked down.

Extraordinary storms turn average seamen into extraordinary sailors.

Today's tears are an investment into tomorrow's smiles.

Scars are your greatest medals in life.

Stumbling towards greatness is better than sprinting towards mediocrity.

Conquering hills today prepares you for conquering mountains tomorrow.

Battling wolves today strengthens you for battling lions tomorrow.

Temporary failure will not prevent you from achieving lasting success.

Your darkest experiences often lead you to your brightest fortunes.

One friend in a storm is worth more than a thousand friends in sunshine.

The greater the pressure the brighter the diamond.

A candle is at its brightest in the dark.

Don't think about sharks when you are walking on water.