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Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.
Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.
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.
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.
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.
Adversity makes a man wise, not rich ...
Adversity makes a man wise, not rich ...
Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so read more
Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that we see ourselves as we really are.
Let me embrace thee, sour adversity,
For wise men say it is the wisest course.
Let me embrace thee, sour adversity,
For wise men say it is the wisest course.
It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.
It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.
When a heart breaks
it also opens
-Jeff Arch- screenwriter.
When a heart breaks
it also opens
-Jeff Arch- screenwriter.
