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Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.
Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.
Prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best discover virtue.
Prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best discover virtue.
Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.
Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.
Adversity is the first path to truth.
Adversity is the first path to truth.
Things that were hard to bear are sweet to remember
Things that were hard to bear are sweet to remember
Prosperity getteth friends, but adversity trieth them ...
Prosperity getteth friends, but adversity trieth them ...
In the adversity of our best friends we often find something
which does not displease us.
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In the adversity of our best friends we often find something
which does not displease us.
[Fr., Dans l'adversite de nos meilleurs amis nous trouvons
toujours quelque chose ne nous deplaist pas.]
Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy.
Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy.
Aromatic plants bestow
No spicy fragrance while they grow;
But crush'd or trodden to the ground,
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Aromatic plants bestow
No spicy fragrance while they grow;
But crush'd or trodden to the ground,
Diffuse their balmy sweets around.
