Quotes:Nothing is harder to direct than a man in prosperity; nothing more easily managed that one is
adversity.
View quotes by PlutarchIf we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of
adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.
View quotes by Josh BillingsThe riders have comeback from the face of adversary... [we think he meant
adversity!]
View quotes by Phil LiggettLove is maintain'd by wealth: when all is spent,
Adversity then breeds the discontent
View quotes by Robert HerrickNearly all men can stand
adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
View quotes by Abraham LincolnAdversity has the same effect on a man that severe training has on the pugilist: it reduces him to his fighting weight.
View quotes by Josh BillingsMany who seem to be struggling with
adversity are happy; many, amid great affluence, are utterly miserable.
View quotes by TacitusOne thing I suffered from as a kid was I never felt
adversity. The sense of being immune was, ludicrously, a painful one.
View quotes by Diane ArbusWeak minds sink under prosperity as well as
adversity; but strong and deep ones have two high tides.
View quotes by David HareBy
adversity are wrought the greatest works of admiration, and all the fair examples of renown, out of distress and misery are grown.
View quotes by Samuel DanielTrue friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of
adversity, before it is entitled to the appellation.
View quotes by George WashingtonThe friend in my
adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity.
View quotes by Ulysses S GrantLife is truly known only to those who suffer, lose, endure
adversity and stumble from defeat to defeat.
View quotes by Anais NinThe experience of democracy is like the experience of life itself- always changing, infinite in its variety, sometimes turbulent and all the more valuable for having been tested by
adversity.
View quotes by Jimmy CarterAdversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters
View quotes by Victor HugoShow me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I'll show you someone who has overcome
adversityView quotes by Lou HoltzCertainly virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant when they are incensed, or crushed: for prosperity doth best discover vice, but
adversity doth best discover virtue.
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