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If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would read more
If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be contented to take their own.
 In the adversity of our best friends we often find something 
which does not displease us.
 [Fr., Dans read more 
 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 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.
Sometimes adversity impels a person to greater heights, and sometimes it provides the opportunity for that person to be a read more
Sometimes adversity impels a person to greater heights, and sometimes it provides the opportunity for that person to be a blessing in the lives of others.
 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. 
No man is more unhappy than the one who is never in adversity; the greatest affliction of life is never read more
No man is more unhappy than the one who is never in adversity; the greatest affliction of life is never to be afflicted.
 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. 
 When a heart breaks
it also opens
-Jeff Arch- screenwriter.  
 When a heart breaks
it also opens
-Jeff Arch- screenwriter. 
. . . it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
. . . it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.