"A wretched soul, bruis'd with adversity, We bid be quiet when we hear it cry; But were we burthen'd with like weight of pain, As much, or more, we should ourselves complain."

"Gaudent magni viri rebus adversis non aliter, quam fortes milites bellis."

"Ecce spectaculum dignum, ad quod respiciat intentus operi suo Deus. Ecce par Deo dignum, vir fortis cum mala fortuna compositus."

"The Good are better made by Ill, As odours crushed are sweeter still."

"Adversæ res admonent religionum."

"Dans l'adversité de nos meilleurs amis nous trouvons toujours quelque chose qui ne nous deplaist pas."

"Thou tamer of the human breast, Whose iron scourge and tort'ring hour The bad affright, afflict the best!"

"Aromatic plants bestow No spicy fragrance while they grow; But crush'd or trodden to the ground, Diffuse their balmy sweets around."

"It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks."

"It is the duty of all persons, when affairs are the most prosperous, then in especial to reflect within themselves in what way they are to endure adversity."

"Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them."

"One must reflect deeply on the nature of the adversity, and on how it may be converted into an instrument for growth."

"In your journey, be prepared to encounter an array of obstacles – some steep, some flat – for that's the nature of the path."

"Plain paths are not always straightforward. You might encounter uneven, sometimes steep, sometimes flat obstacles along the way. That's the nature of a path. Therefore, after reaching an easy path, the walking stick should not be discarded."

"Sweet are the uses of adversity, Which like the toad, ugly and venomous, Wears yet a precious jewel in his head; And this our life, exempt from public haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in stones, and good in every thing."

"Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy."

"Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men."

"was ihn nicht umbringt, macht ihn stärker"

"Most people can bear adversity; but if you wish to know what a man really is give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never used it except on the side of mercy."

"It is said that adversity introduces us to ourselves. This is true of a nation as well. We see our national character in our ability to rally together in times of difficulties, celebrations and in eloquent acts of sacrifice."

"...abused prosperity is oftentimes made the very means of our greatest adversity..."

"Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity."

"And these vicissitudes come best in youth; For when they happen at a riper age, People are apt to blame the Fates, forsooth, And wonder Providence is not more sage. Adversity is the first path to truth: He who hath proved war, storm or woman's rage, Whether his winters be eighteen or eighty, Has won the experience which is deem'd so weighty."

"If thou faint in the day of adversity thy strength is small."

"In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider."

"Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New."

"Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; and adversity is not without comforts and hopes."

"The king himself has follow'd her When she has walk'd before."

"On dit que dans ses amours Il fut caressé des belles, Qui le suivirent toujours, Tant qu'il marcha devant elles."

"Heroes themselves had fallen behind! —Whene'er he went before."

"To admire nothing, (as most are wont to do;) Is the only method that I know, To make men happy, and to keep them so."

""Not to admire, is all the art I know (Plain truth, dear Murray, needs few flowers of speech) To make men happy, or to keep them so," (So take it in the very words of Creech) Thus Horace wrote we all know long ago; And thus Pope quotes the precept to re-teach From his translation; but had none admired, Would Pope have sung, or Horace been inspired?"

"Season your admiration for awhile."

"You always admire what you really don't understand."

"We always love those who admire us, and we do not always love those whom we admire."

"For fools admire, but men of sense approve."

"How vain painting is, exciting admiration by its resemblance to things of which we do not admire the originals."

"Few men have been admired by their own households."

"Beauty stands in the admiration only of weak minds led captive."

"Where none admire, 't is useless to excel; Where none are beaux, 't is vain to be a belle."

"Admiration is the emotion furthest from comprehension."

"The staleness of custom weakens admiration, and a mediocrity that's new often eclipses the highest excellence grown old."

"Let others hail the rising sun: I bow to that whose course is run."

"No nobler feeling than this, of admiration for one higher than himself, dwells in the breast of man. It is to this hour, and at all hours, the vivifying influence in man's life."

"The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring. And that is not happiness."

"Un sot trouve toujours un plus sot qui l'admire."

"Admiration, n Our polite recognition of another's resemblance to ourselves."

"My dear, I find your blind admiration for me both flattering and disturbing."