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In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; God has made the one as well as the other, so that morta ...
Thou broughtest us into the net; thou laidst affliction upon our loins. Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went throu ...
It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
Only after one has tasted the bitterest of bitterness can one be a superior person.
Against a spike
Kick not, for fear it pain thee if thou strike.
There is nothing happens to any person but what was in his power to go through with.
Difficulty, my brethren, is the nurse of greatness--a harsh nurse, who roughly rocks her foster-children into strength and athleti ...
It is odd but agitation or contest of any kind gives a rebound to my spirits and sets me up for a time.
Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are
a hundred that will stand adversi
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I needed a drink, I needed a lot of life insurance, I needed a vacation, I needed a home in the country. What I had was a coat, a ...
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