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Adversity is the first path to truth.
Adversity is the first path to truth.
diamonds shine more brightly foiled by black velvet.
diamonds shine more brightly foiled by black velvet.
The good things of prosperity are to be wished; but the good things that belong to adversity are to be read more
The good things of prosperity are to be wished; but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired.
Beware of the friend who was once your foe.
Beware of the friend who was once your foe.
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.]
Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.
Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.
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 men, and prosperity makes monsters.
Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters.
Prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best discover virtue.
Prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best discover virtue.
