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"Nothing is harder to direct than a man in prosperity; nothing more easily managed that one is adversity."
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"Adversity is inevitable. Staying positive is optional."
"Bad things bring out the real you, the person hidden beneath all those layers of comfort."
"Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity."
"We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right."
"Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater."
"You are unfortunate in my judgment, for you have never been unfortunate. You have passed through life with no antagonist to face you; no one will know what you were capable of, not even you yourself."
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"The real destroyer of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them bounties, donations and benefits."
"To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future."
"All men whilst they are awake are in one common world: but each of them, when he is asleep, is in a world of his own."
"Medicine to produce health must examine disease; and music, to create harmony must investigate discord."
"I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and possessions."
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