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In prosperity, our friends know us; in adversity, we know our friends
In prosperity, our friends know us; in adversity, we know our friends
Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.
Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.
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.]
Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes, and Adversity
is not without comforts and hopes.
Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes, and Adversity
is not without comforts and hopes.
When a heart breaks
it also opens
-Jeff Arch- screenwriter.
When a heart breaks
it also opens
-Jeff Arch- screenwriter.
His overthrow heaped happiness upon him;
For then, and not till then, he felt himself,
And found read more
His overthrow heaped happiness upon him;
For then, and not till then, he felt himself,
And found the blessedness of being little.
No man is more unhappy than the one who is never in adversity; the greatest affliction of life is never read more
No man is more unhappy than the one who is never in adversity; the greatest affliction of life is never to be afflicted.
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.
Sometimes adversity impels a person to greater heights, and sometimes it provides the opportunity for that person to be a read more
Sometimes adversity impels a person to greater heights, and sometimes it provides the opportunity for that person to be a blessing in the lives of others.
