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Adversity makes men think of God. - Livy

Adversity is the first path to truth. - Lord Byron

There is no education like adversity. - Benjamin Disraeli

Adversity is the first path to truth. - Lord Byron

Adversity introduces a man to himself. - Unknown

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Adversity tests a man's true character. - Unknown

An optimist is simply a pessimist with no job experience. - Dilbert

All our fret and worry is caused by calculating without God. - Oswald Chambers

The pessimist's epitaph: 'Just what I expected'. - Unknown

Love is something sent from heaven to worry the hell out of you. - Dolly Parton

When the situation is hopeless, there's nothing to worry about. - Edward Abbey

A pessimist is someone who makes difficulties of his opportunities. - Unknown

In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends. - J. Churton Collins

By trying we can easily endure adversity. Another man's, I mean. - Mark Twain

Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both. - Oscar Wilde

Stress is an important dragon to slay - or at least tame - in your life. - Marilu Henner

Stress is an ignorant state. It believes that everything is an emergency. - Natalie Goldberg

Success is having to worry about every damn thing in the world, except money. - Johnny Cash

Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, it empties today of its strength. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

If you worry about yesterday's failures, then today's successes will be few. - Unknown

The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another. - William James

My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists. - Jean Rostand

Worry doesn't empty tomorrow of its troubles... it empties today of its strength. - Mary Englelbreit

Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight. - Benjamin Franklin

Stress exacerbates any problem, whether it's diabetes, heart trouble, MS, or whatever. - Mary Ann Mobley

People don't really know whether they are committed to something until they face adversity. - John C Maxwell

In times of great stress or adversity, plow your anger and your energy into something positive. - Lee Iacocca

Don't worry that your children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you. - Robert Fulghum

Take thought for the tomorrow, yes, careful thought and planning and preparation. But have no anxiety. - Dale Carnegie

The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it, he knows too little. - Mark Twain

Nothing is harder to direct than a man in prosperity; nothing more easily managed than one in adversity. - Plutarch

A man of character does not expect to be liked by everyone, nor does he worry about being liked by anyone. - Unknown

Lord, if it's not your will, let it slip through my grasp. And give me the peace not to worry about it. - Tony A. Gaskins Jr.

An optimist stays up until midnight to see the New Year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves. - Bill Vaughan

Competition can damage self-esteem, create anxiety, and lead to cheating and hurt feelings. But so can romantic love. - Mariah Burton Nelson

Keep your sense of humor. There's enough stress in the rest of your life to let bad shots ruin a game you're supposed to enjoy. - Amy Alcott

Worrying is less work than doing something to fix the worry. Everybody wants to save the earth; nobody wants to help Mom with the dishes. - P.J. O'Rourke

To the optimist, the glass is half-full. To the pessimist, the glass is half-empty. To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be. - Unknown

You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity. - Epicurus