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Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity.
Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity.
Beware of the friend who was once your foe.
Beware of the friend who was once your foe.
In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends.
In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends.
Is made more sacred by adversity.
Is made more sacred by adversity.
Adversity is the first path to truth.
Adversity is the first path to truth.
The good things of prosperity are to be wished; but the good things that belong to adversity are to be read more
The good things of prosperity are to be wished; but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired.
Kites rise highest against the wind; not with it.
Kites rise highest against the wind; not with it.
Great men rejoice in adversity just as brave soldiers triumph in
war.
[Lat., Gaudent magni viri rebus adversis read more
Great men rejoice in adversity just as brave soldiers triumph in
war.
[Lat., Gaudent magni viri rebus adversis non aliter, quam fortes
milites bellis.]
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.
