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Adversity

«Don't be afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with the wind.»
«Be moderate in prosperity, prudent in adversity»
Author: Periander | About: Adversity, Prosperity | Keywords: moderate, prudent
«Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.»
Author: Martha Graham (Choreographer, Dancer, Teacher) | About: Adversity, Fire | Keywords: The test
«For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer. (Psalms 109:4)»
Author: Bible | About: Adversity, Love, Prayer | Keywords: adversaries, Psalms
«Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.»
«Comfort and prosperity have never enriched the world as much as adversity has.»
Author: Billy Graham | About: Adversity, Comfort, Prosperity | Keywords: enriched
«Constant success shows us but one side of the world; adversity brings out the reverse of the picture»
Author: Charles Caleb Colton | About: Adversity, Success | Keywords: reverse
«Difficulties show men what they are. In case of any difficulty remember that God has pitted you against a rough antagonist that you may be a conqueror, and this cannot be without toil.»
«Count your joys instead of your woes; Count your friends instead of your foes.»
Author: Irish Sayings | About: Adversity | Keywords: foes, joys, woes
«By trying, we can easily learn to endure adversity another man's, I mean»

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