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adversity

«Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that we see ourselves as we really are.»
«Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.»
«Adversity is the state in which man mostly easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then.»
«Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity.»
«Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.»
«Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.»
«Adversity is the first path to truth.»
Author: Lord Byron | About: Adversity | Keywords: adversity
«By trying we can easily endure adversity. Another man's, I mean.»
«Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters.»
«Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy»

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