Quote by Francis Bacon
Prosperity discovers vice, adversity discovers virtue. - Francis B

Prosperity discovers vice, adversity discovers virtue. – Francis Bacon

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Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimely interchange of power stretched too far and relaxed too much. – Francis Bacon

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If you want 1 year of prosperity, grow grain. If you want 10 years of prosperity, grow trees. If you want 100 years of prosperity, grow people. – Chinese Proverb

Success has nothing to do with happiness. – Gillian Anderson

To believe in yourself and to follow your dreams, to have goals in life and a drive to succeed, and to surround yourself with the things and the people that make you happy – this is success! – Sasha Azevedo

Its simply a matter of doing what you do best and not worrying about what the other fellow is going to do. – John R. Amos

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The Bible is a revelation of the mind and will of God to men. Therein we may learn, what God is. – Jupiter Hammon

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