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

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

"Adversity borrows its sharpest sting from impatience."

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

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

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

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

"Most people can bear adversity; but if you wish to know what a man really is give him power. This is the supreme test…"

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

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