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By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity--another man's I mean.
By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity--another man's I mean.
. . . it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
. . . it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
Is made more sacred by adversity.
Is made more sacred by adversity.
Kites rise highest against the wind; not with it.
Kites rise highest against the wind; not with it.
Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters.
Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters.
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.
Adversity makes a man wise, not rich ...
Adversity makes a man wise, not rich ...
When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the read more
When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest.
Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.
Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.
