Prosperity is a great teacher adversity a greater.

— William Hazlitt

Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes adversity not without many comforts and hopes.

— Francis Bacon

Prosperity tries the fortunate, adversity the great.

— Rose Kennedy

Someone said adversity builds character, but someone else said adversity reveals character. I'm pleasantly surprised with my resilience. I persevere, and not just blindly. Furthermore, I take the best, get rid of the rest, and move on, realizing that you can make a choice to take the good.

— Brooke Shields

Something called 'the Oklahoma Standard' became known throughout the world. It means resilience in the face of adversity. It means a strength and compassion that will not be defeated.

— Brad Henry

The beautiful thing about the NFL season is to see a team come together after they get to know each other in the spring and summer. You then go through adversity together and see how you respond. The teams that can respond positively are the teams that are going to be there in the end.

— Aaron Rodgers

The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

The eagle has no fear of adversity. We need to be like the eagle and have a fearless spirit of a conqueror!

— Joyce Meyer

The experience of democracy is like the experience of life itself-always changing, infinite in its variety, sometimes turbulent and all the more valuable for having been tested by adversity.

— Jimmy Carter

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