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Adversity is the first path to truth.
Adversity is the first path to truth.
Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.
Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.
Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy.
Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
