Matthew Hussey Quotes

Adversity has ever been considered the state in which a man most easily becomes acquainted with himself.

Adversity has a way of introducing a man to himself.

Difficulty creates the opportunity for self-reflection and compassion.

Adversity is the state in which man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then.

The hardest things in my life have made me who I am.

Adversity teaches a man a lot about himself.

If you did not face problems you would just drift through life. It is through solving problems in accordance with the highest light we have that inner growth is attained.

Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless.

Sometimes life has a way of putting us on our backs to force us to look up.

It's a shallow life that doesn't give a person a few scars.

Circumstances don't make a person; they reveal him or her.

Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are.

Life is not linear; you have ups and downs. It's how you deal with the troughs that defines you.

Adversity isn't an obstacle that we need to get around in order to resume living our life. It's part of our life.

I really believe in the old expression that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. It's through adversity that you find the strength you never knew you had.

As we advance in life it becomes more and more difficult, but in fighting the difficulties the inmost strength of the heart is developed.

Difficulties are things that show a person what they are.

When we tackle obstacles, we find hidden reserves of courage and resilience we did not know we had. And it is only when we are faced with failure do we realise that these resources were always there within us. We only need to find them and move on with our lives.

Trials teach us what we are; they dig up the soil, and let us see what we are made of.

I overcame a lot of obstacles in my life and in my childhood.

Some struggle is healthy. If you can embrace it rather than be angry, you can use it as your pilot light.

Once you fully apprehend the vacuity of a life without struggle, you are equipped with the basic means of salvation.

When you go through really hard times, you really figure out who you are, how you respond to things, and how things affect you.

I remember, in middle school, I went to four different schools. That was a rough patch. But it's also what shaped me as a person.

It's the trials and tribulations that really test a person, and coming through those difficulties is what shapes a person's character.