Memory tempers prosperity, mitigates adversity, control youth, and delights old age.
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Memory tempers prosperity, mitigates adversity, controls youth, and delights old age.
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Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity.
quote by Elvis Presley
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Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity.
quote by Thomas Carlyle
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Certainly 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.
Francis Bacon in Of Adversity
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A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity 'til he has tasted adversity.
Be more prompt to go to a friend in adversity than in prosperity.
In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider.
quote by King Solomon
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Be moderate in prosperity, prudent in adversity.
I'll say this for adversity: people seem to be able to stand it, and that's more than I can say for prosperity.
quote by Kin Hubbard
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Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them.
quote by Publilius Syrus
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He who swells in prosperity will shrink in adversity.
Prosperity tries the fortunate, adversity the great.
quote by Rose Kennedy
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Prosperity gets followers, but adversity distinguishes them.
In time of prosperity consider how you will bear adversity.
Prosperity makes freinds, adversity tries them.
He that considers in prosperity; will be less afflicted in adversity.
Be frugal in prosperity, fear not in adversity.
When you're enjoying prosperity, be wary of adversity.