It might be termed the Law of Triviality. Briefly stated it means that the time spent on any item of the agenda will be in adverse proportion to the sum involved.

Adversity is a severe instructor. ... He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.

If we had no winter the spring would not be so pleasant if we did not sometimes taste of adversity prosperity would not be so welcome.

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

The moment we believe that success is determined by an ingrained level of ability as opposed to resilience and hard work, we will be brittle in the face of adversity.

I'm not a quitter. All my career, I went through a lot of physical adversity, injuries. It's in my nature to be a battler.

“Challenge and adversity are meant to help you know who you are. Storms hit your weakness, but unlock your true strength.”

“We obviously don't look at the second half of the game as the season. We're very proud of our season. We battled through adversity.”

“Basically two starters. Willie didn't start, but he finished the games. We've faced some adversity, but we'll get back together.”

“Adverse outcomes are rare, so we have to be able to study large groups of cancer survivors in order to develop precise estimates of risk.”