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When a heart breaks
it also opens
-Jeff Arch- screenwriter.
When a heart breaks
it also opens
-Jeff Arch- screenwriter.
Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters.
Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters.
Sweet are the uses of adversity,
Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous,
Wears yet a precious read more
Sweet are the uses of adversity,
Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous,
Wears yet a precious jewel in his head;
And this our life, exempt from human haunt,
Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks,
Sermons in stones, and good in everything.
A wise man struggling with adversity is said by some heathen
writer to be a spectacle on which the read more
A wise man struggling with adversity is said by some heathen
writer to be a spectacle on which the gods might look down with
pleasure.
Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy.
Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy.
We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.
We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.
What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well.
What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well.
Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so read more
Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that we see ourselves as we really are.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
