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Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters.
Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.
Self-pity is an acid which eats holes in happiness.
Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
Case in point: Take adversity and make it an asset.
A champion is defined by the adversity he overcomes
It is unnatural to deny effort, adversity, and pain.
Lost luggage is just an opportunity to start afresh.
Sisters are a shield against life's cruel adversity.
If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.
All crosses are easier to carry when we keep moving.
Past and to come, seems best; things present, worse.
If you don't have enemies, you don't have character.
Adversity has a way of introducing a man to himself.
I consider adversity being good sometimes, you know.
It is important in life to turn adversity to success
Rise above the storm and you will find the sunshine.
There can be no rainbow without a cloud and a storm.
Prosperity tries the fortunate, adversity the great.
The English nation is never so great as in adversity.
Affliction may be lasting, but it is not everlasting.
If men were angels, no government would be necessary.
We say: mad with joy. We should say: wise with grief.
Be generous in prosperity, and thankful in adversity.
There's nothing better for a comedian than adversity.
We sometimes need adversity to fathom our true depths.
In the middle of adversity there is great opportunity.
No man can smile in the face of adversity and mean it.
You've got to learn to laugh in the face of adversity.
Adversity is when you show your strength of character.
Your real courage shows best in the hour of adversity.
If you live long enough, you'll experience everything.
Those who aim at great deeds must also suffer greatly.
Prosperity getteth friends, but adversity trieth them.
Prosperity discovers vice, adversity discovers virtue.
Without adversity, we can never unleash our greatness.
Good sides to adversity are best admired at a distance.
Gore isn't required for a good story, but adversity is.
Remember the goodness of God in the frost of adversity.
The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most.
Adversity removes the friends prosperity has harvested.
There is hardship in everything except eating pancakes.
We survive on adversity and perish in ease and comfort.
Live as brave men and face adversity with stout hearts.
If the road is easy, you're likely going the wrong way.
We only really face up to ourselves when we are afraid.
Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity.
Sometimes things have to go wrong in order to go right.
Usually life’s greatest gifts come wrapped in adversity.
Nothing prevents happiness like the memory of happiness.