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"Napoleon said of Massena, that he was not himself until the battle began to go against him; then, when the dead began to fall in ranks around him, awoke his powers of combination, and he put on terror and victory as a robe."
"What molting time is to birds, so adversity or misfortune is ... for us humans."
"We must all either wear out or rust out, every one of us. My choice is to wear out."
"Fire tests gold, suffering tests brave men."
"The testing of good and bad is in order that the gold may boil and bring the scum to the top."
"Behind every adversity - is an opportunity!"
"As the yellow gold is tried in fire, so the faith of friendship must be seen in adversity."
"Prosperity discovers vice, adversity discovers virtue."
"Greater dooms win greater destinies."
"Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity."
"When the winds of adversity come, remember one thing--kites fly the very highest against the wind. Kites don't fly in spite of opposition, kites fly high because of opposition. In fact, they couldn't fly without opposition."
"The course of true anything never does run smooth."
"To every obstacle oppose patience, perseverance and soothing language."
"Fire proves gold, adversity proves men."
"Misfortune is the test of a person's merit."
"The whole duty of man is embraced in the two principles of abstinence and patience: temperance in prosperity, and patient courage in adversity."
"The pressure of adversity does not affect the mind of the brave man. It is more powerful than external circumstances."
"Harry Potter is about confronting fears, finding inner strength and doing what is right in the face of adversity. Twilight is about how important it is to have a boyfriend."
"Every adversity contains, at the same time, a seed of equivalent opportunity!"
"Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New."
