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Epicurus:The misfortune of the wise is better

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The misfortune of the wise is better than the prosperity of the fool.
by Epicurus


Victor Hugo:Adversity makes men,and prosperity

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Adversity makes men,and prosperity makes monsters.
by Victor Hugo


Seneca:We become wiser by adversity; prosperity

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We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.
by Seneca


Samuel Johnson:A jest's prosperity lies in the

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A jest's prosperity lies in the ear of him that hears it, Never in the tongue of him that makes it.
by Samuel Johnson


Seneca:The good things of prosperity are to be

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The good things of prosperity are to be wished; but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired.
by Seneca


Jean La Bruyere:As riches and favor forsake a

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As riches and favor forsake a man, we discover him to be a fool, but nobody could find it out in his prosperity.
by Jean La Bruyere


Mark Twain:There is an old-time toast which is

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There is an old-time toast which is golden for its beauty. "When you ascend the hill of prosperity may you not meet a friend.
by Mark Twain


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