Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity.
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There are good and bad times, but our mood changes more often than our fortune.
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A well-written life is almost as rare as a well-spent one.
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Happy the people whose annals are vacant.
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Worship is transcendent wonder.
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If what you have done is unjust, you have not succeeded.
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