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Prosperity getteth friends, but adversity trieth them ...
Prosperity getteth friends, but adversity trieth them ...
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.
If you watch how nature deals with adversity, continually renewing itself, you can't help but learn.
If you watch how nature deals with adversity, continually renewing itself, you can't help but learn.
Sweet are the uses of adversity,
Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous,
Wears yet a precious read more
Sweet are the uses of adversity,
Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous,
Wears yet a precious jewel in his head.
Adversity reminds men of religion.
[Lat., Adverse res admonent religionum.]
Adversity reminds men of religion.
[Lat., Adverse res admonent religionum.]
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.
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.
Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.
Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.
