"But (to offer you a little lighter fare if the Scriptural text about first seeking God’s kingdom should be too strong for you) then do you believe that the poet, whose songs delighted humankind, do you believe that he could have written these songs if adversity and hard sufferings had not been there to tune the soul! It is precisely in adversity, “when the heart sits in deepest gloom, then the harp of joy is turned.” Or do you believe that the one who in truth knew how to comfort others, do you believe that he would have been able to do this if adversity had not been for him the requisite prosperity that had helped him to proficiency in this beautiful art!"
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