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Adversity quotes

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“Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course.” William Shakespeare, “Henry VI, Part 3” - 1595

“Some men, under the pressure of incarceration, showed true mettle, while others revealed themselves as less than what they had appeared to be.” Nelson Mandela, “Long Walk to Freedom” - 1995

“Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity.” Thomas Carlyle, “On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and The Heroic in History” - 1841

“Certainly virtue is like precious odors, most fragrant when they are incensed, or crushed: for prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best discover virtue.” Francis Bacon, “The Essays of Francis Bacon” - 1597

“We are like the herb which flourisheth most when it is most trampled on.” Walter Scott, “Ivanhoe” - 1820

“God of Jacob! it is the meeting of two fierce tides—the conflict of two oceans moved by adverse winds!” Walter Scott, “Ivanhoe” - 1820

“When you come out of the storm you won't be the same person who walked in. That's what this storm's all about.” Haruki Murakami, “Kafka on the Shore” - 2002

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Walter Scott (2)
William Shakespeare (1)
Nelson Mandela (1)
Thomas Carlyle (1)
Francis Bacon (1)
Haruki Murakami (1)

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Ivanhoe (2)
Henry VI, Part 3 (1)
Long Walk to Freedom (1)
On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and The Heroic in History (1)
The Essays of Francis Bacon (1)
Kafka on the Shore (1)