“Christian, remember the goodness of God in the frost of adversity.” – Charles Spurgeon1
“If thou art willing to suffer no adversity, how wilt thou be the friend of Christ?” – Thomas a Kempis
“When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.” – Francis de Sales
“For the believer all pain has meaning; all adversity is profitable. There is no question that adversity is difficult. It usually takes us by surprise and seems to strike where we are most vulnerable. To us it often appears completely senseless and irrational, but to God none of it is either senseless or irrational. He has a purpose in every pain He brings or allows in our lives. We can be sure that in some way He intends it for our profit and His glory.” – Jerry Bridges
“For a Christian to defy adversities is to ‘despise’ chastisement. Instead of hardening himself to endure stoically, there should be a melting of the heart.” – A. W. Pink
“When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don’t throw away the ticket and jump off. You sit still and trust the engineer.” – Corrie Ten Boom
“One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.” – Albert Schweitzer
“Life asks not merely what you can do; it asks how much can you endure and not be spoiled.” – Harry Emerson Fosdick
“The marvelous richness of human experience would lose something of rewarding joy if there were no limitations to overcome. The hilltop hour would not be half so wonderful if there were no dark valleys to traverse.” – Helen Keller
“I realize anew that, just as we must learn to obey God one choice at a time, we must also learn to trust God one circumstance at a time. Trusting God is not a matter of my feelings but of my will. I never feel like trusting God when adversity strikes, but I can choose to do so even when I don’t feel like it. That act of the will, though, must be based on belief, and belief must be based on truth.” – Jerry Bridges
“The deepest need that you and I have in weakness and adversity is not quick relief, but the well-grounded confidence that what is happening to us is part of the greatest purpose of God in the universe – the glorification of the grace and power of his Son – the grace and power that bore Him to the cross and kept him there until the work of love was done.” – John Piper
“Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I’ll show you someone who has overcome adversity.” – Lou Holtz
“Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.” – William Arthur Ward
“Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; adversity not without many comforts and hopes.” – Francis Bacon
“There is no education like adversity.” – Benjamin Disraeli
“The most successful people see adversity not as a stumbling block, but as a stepping-stone to greatness.” – Shawn Anchor
“Fire is the test of gold. Adversity, of strong men.” – Martha Graham
“In spite of discouragement and adversity, those who are happiest seem to have a way of learning from difficult times, becoming stronger, wiser and happier as a result.” – Joseph B. Wirthlin
“One’s best success comes after their greatest disappointments.” – Henry Ward Beecher
“Adversity introduces a man to himself.” – Albert Einstein
“The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.”– Chinese Proverb
“Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.” – C. S. Lewis
“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” ― Thomas A. Edison
1 All of the following quotes are from the websites below:
60 Quotes About Adversity | ChristianQuotes.info
140 Fierce Quotes About Overcoming Adversity & Finding Strength (healthyhappyimpactful.com)