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Prosperity getteth friends, but adversity trieth them ...
Prosperity getteth friends, but adversity trieth them ...
. . . it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
. . . it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
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.
When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the read more
When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest.
Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.
Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.
Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.
Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.
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.
Adversity is the first path to truth.
Adversity is the first path to truth.
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.
