adversities

It is as though poetry, lyrics were predestined not only to speak to people very closely, extremely intimately, but also to be our deepest and safest refuge, where we seek succor in adversities we sometimes dare not even name.

Jaroslav Seifert - Nobel Lecture 1984

He had observed the temper of his spirit and the workings of his heart under his afflictions: "Thou hast known my soul in adversities, with a tender concern and care for it."

Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) 1721

Marcel is as much to say as denying to do evil, or it is said as smiting the seas, that is to say the adversities of the world, for the world resembleth the sea.

The Golden Legend, vol. 2 1230-1298 1900

Our faith, trust, and love are proved and revealed in adversities, that is, in difficult and grievous outward and inward circumstances, during sickness, sorrow, and privations.

My Life in Christ, or Moments of Spiritual Serenity and Contemplation, of Reverent Feeling, of Earnest Self-Amendment, and of Peace in God 1829-1909 1897

Seeing Murphy battle through his adversities has been an inspiration to those around him.

chron.com Chronicle 2011

The study, of more than 18,000 adults from 10 countries, found that those who said they'd faced childhood "adversities" -- like abuse, the death of a parent or a parent's alcohol or drug abuse -- had higher risks of a number of medical conditions.

Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

And if an heathen wise man call the adversities of the world but "tributa vivendi," "the tributes of living;" a wise Christian man ought to know them, and bear them, but as the tributes of offending.

Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books with Introductions, Notes and Illustrations Edmund Spenser 1730

"We ran into some adversities, which is good for the team," said Team USA Head Coach

unknown title 2009

Our school system's children come from all over, facing different adversities, living in different environments, and learning in different ways.

Students Sound Off: High Schooler Marie Preston Says Schools Need To Focus On The Individual The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

Cowardice isnt the nigga way, we face em head on, IF we have dreams we gotta have respect as good as to have respect is to face all adversities.

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