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"Weak minds sink under prosperity as well as adversity; but strong and deep ones have two high tides."
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"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."

"I contend that not only can you laugh at adversity, but it is essential to do so if you are to deal with setbacks without defeat."

"Adversity is the trial of principle. Without it a man hardly knows whether he is honest or not."

"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."

"Adversity is inevitable. Staying positive is optional."

"Adversity introduces a man to himself."
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"Sudden resolutions, like the sudden rise of mercury in a barometer, indicate little else than the variability of the weather."

"The poetry from the eighteenth century was prose; the prose from the seventeenth century was poetry."
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