#adversity

For gold is tried in the fire and acceptable men in the furnace of adversity. ↗

— George Santayana

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One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity. ↗

— Albert Schweitzer

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The pressure of adversity does not affect the mind of the brave man... It is more powerful than external circumstances. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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The good things of prosperity are to be wished; but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them. ↗

— Publilius Syrus

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Every great man, every successful man, no matter what the field of endeavor, has known the magic that lies in these words: every adversity has the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit. ↗

— W. Clement Stone

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Many who seem to be struggling with adversity are happy; many, amid great affluence, are utterly miserable. ↗

— Tacitus

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We see many who are struggling against adversity who are happy, and more although abounding in wealth, who are wretched. ↗

— Tacitus

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