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.

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.

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.

Prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best discover virtue.

Prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best discover virtue.

Beware of the friend who was once your foe.

Beware of the friend who was once your foe.

Kites rise highest against the wind; not with it.

Kites rise highest against the wind; not with it.

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.

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.

We survive on adversity and perish in ease and comfort.

We survive on adversity and perish in ease and comfort.