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Adversity is the first path to truth.
Adversity is the first path to truth.
The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.
The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.
Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters.
Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters.
Beware of the friend who was once your foe.
Beware of the friend who was once your foe.
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.
Prosperity getteth friends, but adversity trieth them ...
Prosperity getteth friends, but adversity trieth them ...
By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity--another man's I mean.
By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity--another man's I mean.
Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; adversity not without many comforts and hopes.
Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; adversity not without many comforts and hopes.
Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.
Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.
