"Nothing is harder to direct than a man in prosperity; nothing more easily managed that one is adversity."

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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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"It is adversity that often creates beauty."

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

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

"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."

"Adversity leads us to think properly of our state, and so is most beneficial to us."

"They're a group called The Spirit-crushers and their leader is known as The Almighty Spirit-crusher."

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

"There are moments when troubles enter our lives and we can do nothing to avoid them.But they are there for a reason. Only when we have overcome them will we understand why they were there."

"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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