A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity 'til he has tasted adversity.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.
Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity.
Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.
Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; adversity not without many comforts and hopes.
Prosperity tries the fortunate, adversity the great.
It is a wise man that does know the contented man is never poor, whilst the discontented man is never rich.
Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters.
The poor man wishes to conceal his poverty, and the rich man his wealth: the former fears lest he be despised, the latter lest he be plundered.
He that can heroically endure adversity will bear prosperity with equal greatness of soul; for the mind that cannot be dejected by the former is not likely to be transported with the later.
The essence of a man is found in his faults.
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