"God kills thy comforts from no other design but to kill thy corruptions; wants are ordained to kill wantonness, pover…"

"In the day of prosperity we have many refuges to resort to; in the day of adversity, only one."

"How full of briers is this working-day world!"

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

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

"And these vicissitudes come best in youth; For when they happen at a riper age, People are apt to blame the Fates, fo…"

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

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

"It is said that adversity introduces us to ourselves. This is true of a nation as well. We see our national character…"

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