A bend in the road is not the end of the road... unless you fail to make the turn.

A bend in the road is not the end of the road... unless you fail to make the turn.

Let me embrace thee, sour adversity,
For wise men say it is the wisest course.

Let me embrace thee, sour adversity,
For wise men say it is the wisest course.

Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.

Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.

. . . it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

. . . it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

Kites rise highest against the wind; not with it.

Kites rise highest against the wind; not with it.

In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity
consider.

In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity
consider.

His overthrow heaped happiness upon him;
For then, and not till then, he felt himself,
And found read more

His overthrow heaped happiness upon him;
For then, and not till then, he felt himself,
And found the blessedness of being little.

Prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best discover virtue.

Prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best discover virtue.

Adversity is the first path to truth.

Adversity is the first path to truth.