Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man ; but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity.
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Thomas Carlyle (1841) On Heroes and Hero WorshipAbraham Lincoln
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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
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
Abraham Lincoln
If there be light, then there is darkness; if cold, heat; if height, depth; if solid, fluid; if hard, soft; if rough, smooth; if calm, tempest; if prosperity, adversity; if life, death.
Pythagoras
Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them.
Publilius Syrus
In the day of prosperity we have many refuges to resort to; in the day of adversity, only one.
Horatius Bonar
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