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Men grow tired of sleep, love, singing and dancing sooner than of war. – Homer, Iliad

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And they die an equal death — the idler and the man of mighty deeds. – Homer, Iliad

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Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. Isaiah 48:10 – Bible

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Affliction comes to us all, not to make us sad, but sober; not to make us sorry, but to make us wise; not to make us despondent, but by its darkness to refresh us as the night refreshes the day; not to impoverish, but to enrich us. – Henry Ward Beecher

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I owe much to my friends; but, all things considered, it strikes me that I owe even more to my enemies. The real person springs life under a sting even better than under a caress. РAndr̩ Gide

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There is no education like adversity. – Disraeli

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