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Learning from adversity5 quotes
Sweet are the uses of adversity,
Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous,
Wears yet a precious jewel in his head.
And this our life, exempt from public haunt,
Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks,
Sermons in stones, and good in everything. — William Shakespeare · 1616May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. — Edward Abbey · 1968Every trail has its end, and every calamity brings its lesson! — James Fenimore Cooper · 1826Danger is a good teacher, and makes apt scholars. So are disgrace, defeat, exposure to immediate scorn, and laughter. — William Hazlitt · 1821Let me embrace the sour adversaries,
For wise men say it is the wisest course. — William Shakespeare · 1595Adversity2 quotes
Sweet are the uses of adversity,
Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous,
Wears yet a precious jewel in his head.
And this our life, exempt from public haunt,
Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks,
Sermons in stones, and good in everything. — William Shakespeare · 1616Let me embrace the sour adversaries,
For wise men say it is the wisest course. — William Shakespeare · 1595Life lessons2 quotes
Sweet are the uses of adversity,
Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous,
Wears yet a precious jewel in his head.
And this our life, exempt from public haunt,
Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks,
Sermons in stones, and good in everything. — William Shakespeare · 1616Let me embrace the sour adversaries,
For wise men say it is the wisest course. — William Shakespeare · 1595School of hard knocks1 quote
Danger is a good teacher, and makes apt scholars. So are disgrace, defeat, exposure to immediate scorn, and laughter. — William Hazlitt · 1821