Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater. 
	- William Hazlitt

Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man 
who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will 
stand adversity.
	- Thomas Carlyle

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in 
prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.
	- Horace

All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and 
obstacles, have strengthened me... You may not realize it 
when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best 
thing in the world for you.
	- Walt Disney

Adversity is the first path to truth.
        - Lord Byron

Adversity is the trial of principle.  Without it man 
hardly knows whether he is honest or not.
        - Henry Fielding (1707-1754)

Prosperity doth best discover vice; but adversity doth best 
discover virtue.
        - Fancis Bacon (1561-1626) 

However, never daunted, I will cope with adversity in my 
traditional manner... sulking and nausea.
        - Tom K. Ryan


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