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Samuel Johnson

"(Adversity is) the state in which a man most easily becomes acquainted with himself being especially free from admirers then."

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"(Adversity is) the state in which a man most easily becomes acquainted with himself being especially free from admirers then."

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"It is adversity that often creates beauty."

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"Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; adversity not without many comforts and hopes."

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"Adversity introduces a man to himself."

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

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"Adversity has ever been considered the state in which a man most easily becomes acquainted with himself."

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"If man could write his own fate, he would have designed his journey to be without obstacles. Yet all obstacles come with valuable lessons designed just for you and only you. Suffering is imposed on us time and again so that one day we would become brave wise masters. That is, a strong being who is confidently aware of their intended direction in life, and fearlessly adding value to the world and their future."

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"In an emergency, one often learns that one's companions can be of even less help in extraordinary circumstances than they are during an average evening."

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"Only when we face the impossible, and experience the unbearable, do we find out who we truly are."

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"Adversity draws men together and produces beauty and harmony in life's relationships, just as the cold of winter produces ice-flowers on the window-panes, which vanish with the warmth."

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"Hear reason, or she'll make you feel her."

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