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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.
A bend in the road is not the end of the road... unless you fail to make the turn.
A bend in the road is not the end of the road... unless you fail to make the turn.
Adversity is the first path to truth.
Adversity is the first path to truth.
Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity.
Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity.
A wise man struggling with adversity is said by some heathen
writer to be a spectacle on which the read more
A wise man struggling with adversity is said by some heathen
writer to be a spectacle on which the gods might look down with
pleasure.
Beware of the friend who was once your foe.
Beware of the friend who was once your foe.
Prosperity getteth friends, but adversity trieth them ...
Prosperity getteth friends, but adversity trieth them ...
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.]
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.
