Any man can win when things go his way, it’s the man who overcomes adversity that is the true champion.

By Trying We Can Easily Endure Adversity Another Man’s I Mean.

Source: Following the Equator (1897) by Mark Twain; Chapter: 39.

Comfort and prosperity have never enriched the world as much as adversity has.

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Constant success shows us but one side of the world; adversity brings out the reverse of the picture.

Gloom and despondency have never defeated adversity. Trying times need courage and resilience. Our strength as a people is not tested during the best of times.

Source: Address to the nation by South African President Thabo Mbeki, 21 September 2008. Complete Sentence: I thank all of you, fellow South Africans, for these messages. To everyone, and responding to these messages, I would like to say that gloom and despondency have never defeated adversity. Trying times need courage and resilience. Our strength Read More…

Good timber does not grow with ease. The stronger the wind, the stronger the trees.

Hang in there. Trust that those winds of adversity are blowing away what’s not needed, while making you stronger.