It was a saying of his that education was an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.
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Aristotle, 9.Diogenes Laertius
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Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
Democritus
Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man ; but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity.
Abraham Lincoln
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
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
Laertius, Diogenes
Lafayette, Gilbert du Motier
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