“Adversity tests the sincerity of friends.”

A man is known by the company he keeps.

United you will be more than a match for your enemies. But if you quarrel and separate, your weakness will put you at the mercy of those who attack you.

He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own.

Give assistance, not advice, in a crisis.

A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.

The greatest kindness will not bind the ungrateful.

Beware of a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

A dog used to run up quietly to the heels of everyone he met, and to bite them without notice.

Expect no reward when you serve the wicked, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pain

Our mere anticipations of life outrun its realities.

Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.

Servants don’t know a good master till they have served a worse.

Labour is the source of every blessing.

Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.

Notoriety is often mistaken for fame.

Little friends may prove great friends.

Next to victory, there is nothing so sweet as defeat, if only the right adversary overcomes you.

I refuse to let adversity allow me to be average.

Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the bitter joy of responsibility.

The large majority of faith-based people are decent, fair-minded people. We should not characterize people of faith as the adversaries of GLBT equality.

Everything now will prepare you for the next step. Don’t run from adversity; lean into it with all your heart and God will make you a leader worth following.

I think helped our players in terms of being able to fight through some adversity along the way.

It is often better to be restricted to necessity than unconfined in the measure of our desires: prosperity destroys more individuals than adversity ruins.

You’ll never find a better sparring partner than adversity.