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Adversity Quotes by Marcus Tullius Cicero
- It is foolish to tear one's hair in grief, as though sorrow would be made less by baldness.
- Friendship makes prosperity more brilliant, and lightens adversity by dividing and sharing it.
- All I can do is to urge on you to regard friendship as the greatest thing in the world; for there is nothing which so…
- It is the character of a brave and resolute man not to be ruffled by adversity and not to desert his post.
- Other relaxations are peculiar to certain times, places and stages of life, but the study of letters is the nourishment of our youth, and the…
- Books are the food of youth, the delight of old age; the ornament of prosperity, the refuge and comfort of adversity; a delight at home,…
- These studies are a spur to the young, a delight to the old: an ornament in prosperity, a consoling refuge in adversity; they are pleasure…
- Friends are proved by adversity.
- These (literary) studies are the food of youth, and consolation of age; they adorn prosperity, and are the comfort and refuge of adversity; they are…
- It shows a weak mind not to bear prosperity as well as adversity with moderation.
- These studies are a spur to the young, a delight to the old; an ornament in prosperity, a consoling refuge in adversity; they are pleasure…
More Adversity Quotes
- A high heart ought to bear calamities and not flee them, since in bearing them appears the grandeur of the mind and… — Pietro Aretino
- Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity. — Aristotle
- Misfortune shows those who are not really friends. — Aristotle
- I work best when there is adversity: I seem to get calmer the more the fur is flying. — Andrea Arnold
- One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation. — Arthur Ashe
- If I were to say, 'God, why me?' about the bad things, then I should have said, 'God, why me?' about the… — Arthur Ashe
- A society that does not correctly interpret and appreciate its past cannot understand its present fortunes and adversities and can be caught… — Ibrahim Babangida
- In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present. — Francis Bacon
- Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; adversity not without many comforts and hopes. — Francis Bacon
- Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New. — Francis Bacon
- Good actions are a guard against the blows of adversity. — Abu Bakr
- Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. — John Quincy Adams