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| Adversity borrows its sharpest stings from our impatience. Bishop Horne. | 1 |
| Adversity flattereth no man. | 2 |
| Adversity has no friends. Tacitus. | 3 |
| Adversity is easier borne than prosperity forgot. | 4 |
| Adversity is not without comfort and hopes. Bacon. | 5 |
| Adversity is the parent of virtue. Plutarch. | 6 |
| Adversity is the true scale to weigh friends in. | 7 |
| Adversity makes men, prosperity monsters. French. | 8 |
| Adversity makes wise though not rich. | 9 |
| Adversity may suspend our fondness for life but a single glance from prosperity recalls it. | 10 |
| Adversity often leads to prosperity. | 11 |
| Adversity reminds men of religion. Livy. | 12 |
| Adversity, sage useful guest, severe instructor but the best. Somerville. | 13 |
| Adversity successfully overcome is the highest glory. | 14 |
| Adversity’s sweet milk philosophy. Shakespeare. | 15 |
| Adversity tries virtue. Arabian. | 16 |
| Adversity willingly undergone is the highest glory. | 17 |
| Adversity will not last forever. | 18 |
| He that was never acquainted with adversity has seen the world but one side and is ignorant of half the scenes of nature. Seneca. | 19 |
| He who does not tire tires adversity. French. | 20 |
| He who swells in prosperity will shrink in adversity. | 21 |
| In prosperity caution, in adversity patience. Portuguese. | 22 |
| It is more difficult for a man to behave well in prosperity than adversity. Rochefoucauld. | 23 |
| Many can bear adversity but few contempt. | 24 |
Sweet are the uses of adversity,
Which like the toad ugly and venomous,
Wears yet a precious jewel in his head. Shakespeare. | 25 |
| There is no education like adversity. Benjamin Disraeli. | 26 |
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