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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.
In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends.
In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends.
Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.
Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.
Constant success shows us but one side of the world; adversity brings out the reverse of the picture.
Constant success shows us but one side of the world; adversity brings out the reverse of the picture.
Adversity makes a man wise, not rich ...
Adversity makes a man wise, not rich ...
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.]
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.
Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can
stand prosperity, there are a hundred read more
Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can
stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity.
