Adversity is the state in which a man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free from admirers then. Samuel Johnson Adversity You May Also Like Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry always gets the best of the argument. By Richard Whateley Adversity, Dinner, Funny, Hunger I don’t say embrace trouble. That’s as bad as treating it as an enemy. But I do say meet it as a friend, for you’ll see a lot of it and had better be on speaking terms with it. By Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. Adversity, Positive, Problems I respect only those who resist me, but I cannot tolerate them. By Charles de Gaulle Adversity, Meaninful, Respect, Strong, Tolerance My sad conviction is that people can only agree about what they’re not really interested in. By Bertrand Russell Adversity, Agreement Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant. By Horace Adversity The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it. By Woodrow Wilson Adversity, Struggle You May Also Like from Samuel Johnson No man ever yet became great through imitation. By Samuel Johnson Creativity, Greatness, Motivational, Success The love of life is necessary to the vigorous prosecution of any undertaking. By Samuel Johnson Enthusiasm We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know because they have never deceived us. By Samuel Johnson Beliefs, Trust Native ability without education is like a tree without fruit. By Samuel Johnson Ability, Education, Success, Wise A wise man is cured of ambition by ambition itself; his aim is so exalted that riches, office, fortune and favour cannot satisfy him. By Samuel Johnson Ambition Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance. By Samuel Johnson Determination, Motivational, Perseverance, Powerful
Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry always gets the best of the argument. By Richard Whateley Adversity, Dinner, Funny, Hunger
I don’t say embrace trouble. That’s as bad as treating it as an enemy. But I do say meet it as a friend, for you’ll see a lot of it and had better be on speaking terms with it. By Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. Adversity, Positive, Problems
I respect only those who resist me, but I cannot tolerate them. By Charles de Gaulle Adversity, Meaninful, Respect, Strong, Tolerance
My sad conviction is that people can only agree about what they’re not really interested in. By Bertrand Russell Adversity, Agreement
Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant. By Horace Adversity
The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it. By Woodrow Wilson Adversity, Struggle
No man ever yet became great through imitation. By Samuel Johnson Creativity, Greatness, Motivational, Success
The love of life is necessary to the vigorous prosecution of any undertaking. By Samuel Johnson Enthusiasm
We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know because they have never deceived us. By Samuel Johnson Beliefs, Trust
Native ability without education is like a tree without fruit. By Samuel Johnson Ability, Education, Success, Wise
A wise man is cured of ambition by ambition itself; his aim is so exalted that riches, office, fortune and favour cannot satisfy him. By Samuel Johnson Ambition
Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance. By Samuel Johnson Determination, Motivational, Perseverance, Powerful
