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Adversity
«The human race has had long experience and a fine tradition in surviving adversity. But we now face a task for which we have little experience, the task of surviving prosperity.»
«What the British must never believe about themselves is that they are good at games, strong in adversity, but lousy in bed. It is a myth invented by jealous foreigners.»
Author: Gerald McKnight
| About:
Adversity,
Bed,
Belief,
Myths,
Sports
| Keywords:
foreigner, foreigners, lousy, the British
«When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.»
Author: Henry Ford
| About:
Adversity
| Keywords:
against the wind, airplane, Airplanes, Gone With the Wind, The Wind
«What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well.»
Author: Antoine de Saint-Exupery
(Author, Pilot, Writer)
| About:
Adversity
| Keywords:
desert, deserting, hides, somewhere, Through the Desert
«The only foes that threaten America are the enemies at home, and these are ignorance, superstition and incompetence.»
Author: Elbert Hubbard
| About:
Adversity,
America and Americans,
Competence
| Keywords:
at home, foes, incompetence, superstition, threaten
«To turn an obstacle to one's advantage is a great step towards victory.»
Author: French Proverb
| About:
Adversity
«When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest.»
Author: Henry David Thoreau
(Essayist, Philosopher, Poet)
| About:
Adversity,
Music
| Keywords:
danger, earliest, foe, invulnerable, latest, Music I, related, related to
«The pressure of adversity does not affect the mind of the brave man... It is more powerful than external circumstances.»