Things that were hard to bear are sweet to remember

Things that were hard to bear are sweet to remember

Adversity makes a man wise, not rich ...

Adversity makes a man wise, not rich ...

. . . it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

. . . it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

Beware of the friend who was once your foe.

Beware of the friend who was once your foe.

Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity.

Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity.

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.

And these vicissitudes come best in youth;
For when they happen at a riper age,
People are read more

And these vicissitudes come best in youth;
For when they happen at a riper age,
People are apt to blame the Fates, forsooth,
And wonder Providence is not more sage.
Adversity is the first path to truth:
He who hath proved war, storm, or woman's rage,
Whether his winters be eighteen or eighty,
Has won experience which is deem'd so weighty.

Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.

Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.

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.