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Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity is a greater. - William H

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity is a greater. – William Hazlitt

Other quotes by William Hazlitt

I hate to be near the sea, and to hear it raging and roaring like a wild beast in its den. It puts me in mind of the everlasting efforts of the human mind, struggling to be free and ending just where it began. – William Hazlitt

Category:
Curmudgeonesque
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William Hazlitt
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Mankind are an incorrigible race. Give them but bugbears and idols — it is all that they ask; the distinctions of right and wrong, of truth and falsehood, of good and evil, are worse than indifferent to them. – William Hazlitt

Category:
Superstition
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William Hazlitt
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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. – Chinese Proverb

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Adversity

Yes, one must suffer, even in vain, so as not to have lived in vain. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

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Adversity

Every flower must grow through dirt. – Proverb

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Adversity

I smile when I look back at the troubles that have strengthened me. What seems to be insurmountable struggles then are now beautiful ornaments illuminating my soul. – Dodinsky, www.dodinsky.com

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Adversity

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