Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.
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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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Speech both conceals and reveals the thoughts of men.
God conceals himself from the mind of man, but reveals himself to his heart.
Drunkenness reveals what soberness conceals.
English proverbs
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Naked, Not Nude
The nude reveals her naked skin,
looking healthy, free and fresh,
but the naked girl will win
more attention with her flesh,
gaining sympathy for sin.
It’s the private revelation
of the feelings she reveals
which excite imagination
that the nude’s bare skin conceals,
Cheshire cat without a grin.
2/13/06
poem by Gershon Hepner
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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 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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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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A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity 'til he has tasted adversity.
Be moderate in prosperity, prudent in adversity.
Education: that which reveals to the wise, and conceals from the stupid, the vast limits of their knowledge.
quote by Mark Twain
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He who swells in prosperity will shrink in adversity.
Be frugal in prosperity, fear not in adversity.
In time of prosperity consider how you will bear adversity.
When you're enjoying prosperity, be wary of adversity.
Prosperity gets followers, but adversity distinguishes them.