And the night shall be filled with music, And the cares, that infest the day. Shall fold their tents, like the Arabs, And as silently steal away.
Adversity Quotes
Adversity’s sweet milk, philosophy. (Romeo and Juliet)
When you fall into a pit, you either die or get out.
The true way to soften one’s troubles is to solace those of others.
If you watch how nature deals with adversity, continually renewing itself, you can’t help but learn.
It is a great art to laugh at your own misfortune.
In time of difficulties, we must not lose sight of our achievements.
God sends burdens, and shoulders, too.
In time of prosperity friends will be plenty; In time of adversity not one in twenty.
I have had a disturbing dream in which I break through a cave wall near Nag Hammadi and discover urns full of ancient Coptic scrolls. As I unfurl the first scroll, a subscription card to some Gnostic exercise magazine flutters out.
