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Things that were hard to bear are sweet to remember
Things that were hard to bear are sweet to remember
Is made more sacred by adversity.
Is made more sacred by adversity.
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.
Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters.
Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters.
Beware of the friend who was once your foe.
Beware of the friend who was once your foe.
What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well.
What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well.
Prosperity getteth friends, but adversity trieth them ...
Prosperity getteth friends, but adversity trieth them ...
Adversity is the first path to truth.
Adversity is the first path to truth.
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.
