I'll say this for adversity: people seem to be able to stand it, and that's more than I can say for prosperity.
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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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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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Seven and half years ago I began my own journey. For me and my family it was a time of adversity. But during that adversity I derived a deeper faith. And born out of that adversity was a commitment to devote myself to those people and to those issues that truly matter to me.
quote by Paul Tsongas
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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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Be moderate in prosperity, prudent in adversity.
In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider.
quote by King Solomon
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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.
When you're enjoying prosperity, be wary of adversity.
Prosperity tries the fortunate, adversity the great.
quote by Rose Kennedy
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Prosperity gets followers, but adversity distinguishes them.
Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.
Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them.
quote by Publilius Syrus
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Be frugal in prosperity, fear not in adversity.
He that considers in prosperity; will be less afflicted in adversity.
We become wiser by adversity prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.
Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.
In time of prosperity consider how you will bear adversity.