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“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
“We are like the herb which flourisheth most when it is most trampled on.” Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
“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
“Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course.” William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 3
“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
“God of Jacob! it is the meeting of two fierce tides—the conflict of two oceans moved by adverse winds!” Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
“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
“What I took out of them was that character was measured by facing up to difficult situations and that a hero was a man who would not break even under the most trying circumstances.” Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom

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

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