If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so…
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power. – Abraham Lincoln
Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit. – Napoleon Hill
A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him. – David Brinkley