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25 Powerful Quotes About Overcoming Adversity


This journey is not for the faint of heart.

For a lot of us who decide to undertake the journey of business ownership, it requires vision, grit and perseverance.

No matter how prepared we believe we are, we will always encounter obstacles. But we believe that every adversity can be leveraged into an opportunity.
For those who are considering undertaking entrepreneurship, or those who are already on the path, here are 25 amazing quotes about overcoming adversity.
"Never lose hope. Storms make people stronger and never last forever."

~ Roy T. Bennett
"Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life."

~ J.K. Rowling
"Ad astra per aspera, to the stars through adversity"

~ Morgan Matson
"Having nothing to struggle against, they have nothing to struggle for."

~ Charles Bukowski
"When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves."

~ Viktor E. Frankl
"It is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others."

~ Dalai Lama XIV
"Adversity is the first path to truth."

~ Lord Byron
"Think progress, not perfection."

~ Ryan Holiday
"Thunderstorms are as much our friends as the sunshine."

~ Criss Jami
"There is no better than adversity."

~ Malcolm X
"Life is about accepting the challenges along the way, choosing to keep moving forward, and savoring the journey."

~ Roy T. Bennett
"Extraordinary people survive under the most terrible circumstances and they become more extraordinary because of it."
~ Robertson Davies
"Convince your enemy that he will gain very little by attacking you; this will diminish his enthusiasm."

~ Sun Tzu
"Adversity introduces a man to himself."

~ Albert Einstein
"Success is not to be measured by the position someone has reached in life, but the obstacles he has overcome while trying to succeed."

~ Booker T. Washington
"Every adversity contains within it the seeds of opportunity and growth."

~ Roy T. Bennett
"Truth is not something outside to be discovered, it is something inside to be realized."
~ Osho
"I made such a mess out of my life that it turned into art."
~ Matt Barker
"The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it."
~ Molière
"When the going gets tough, put one foot in front of the other and just keep going. Don’t give up."
~ Roy T. Bennett
"Strength doesn't come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn't."
~ Rikki Rogers
"The capacity to solve Life's problems is based on our abilities to learn to think above and not below the problems."

~ Auliq Ice
"Don't wish it was easier wish you were better."

~ Jim Rohn