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Quote by Francis Bacon
Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes, and adversity

Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes, and adversity is not without comforts and hopes. – Francis Bacon

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People of great position are servants times three, servants of their country, servants of fame, and servants of business. – Francis Bacon

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May you get what you wish for. – Old Chinese curse

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The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work. – Harry Golden

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Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things. – Winston Churchill

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Troubles are often the tools by which God fashions us for better things. – Henry Ward Beecher

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Land of extremes. Land of contrasts. Land of surprises. Land of contradictions…. That is Arizona. – Federal Writers Project, Arizona: The Grand Canyon State, 1956

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Time is not measured by the passing of years but by what one does, what one feels, and what one achieves. – Jawaharlal Nehru

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