Saint Augustine Quotes, Adversity Quotes, Men Quotes

God will not suffer man to have a knowledge of things to come for if he had prescience of his prosperity, he would be careless and if understanding of his adversity, he would be despairing and senseless

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In adversity be spirited and firm, and with equal prudence lessen your sail when filled with a too fortunate gale of prosperity.

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Adversity reveals the genius of a general; good fortune conceals it.

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We always have the necessary resources to face the storms that life throws at us, but most of the time,those resources are locked up in the depths of our heart and we waste an enormous amount of time trying to find them.By the time we've found them,we already been defeated by adversity.

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What makes a hero? Courage, strength, morality, withstanding adversity? Are these the traits that truly show and create a hero? Is the light truly the source of darkness or vice versa? Is the soul a source of hope or despair? Who are these so called heroes and where do they come from? Are their origins in obscurity or in plain sight?

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Then know, that I have little wealth to lose. A man I am, crossed with adversity; My riches are these poor habiliments, Of which if you should here disfurnish me, You take the sum and substance that I have.

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If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?

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They have seen but half the universe who never have been shown the house of pain.

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The test of friendship is assistance in adversity, and that, too, unconditional assistance.

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Past and to come, seems best; things present, worse.

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One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak.

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From the true antagonist illimitable courage is transmitted to you. To what indifference people may come, to what profound conviction of having lost the right track forever.

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That part of your friend which it is your privilege to contemplate in your adversity

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Good actions are a guard against the blows of adversity.

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We fail to see the purifying and refining effect wrought by the flames of adversity. These flames are not meant to consume but only to purify us. Disguised as adversity, blessings are showered upon us.

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If you want a place in the sun, you have got to put up with a few blisters.

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It shows a weak mind not to bear prosperity as well as adversity with moderation.

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From adversity we can learn the value of patience.

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Necessity is an interpretation, not a fact.

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Sweet are the uses of adversity which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, wears yet a precious jewel in his head.

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Tags : William Shakespeare Quotes , Sweet Quotes , Adversity Quotes