| In great straits and when hope is small, the boldest counsels are the safest. -- Titus Livius Livy |
| Author:
Livy, Titus LiviusEra:
-59 |
| |
| adversity breaks the inferior man's will but only bends the superior man's spirit. Outward influence is denied the great man, who accordingly uses words sparingly but retains his central position. -- I Ching |
| Author:
Ching, IEra:
-1150 |
| |
| Aromatic plants bestow no spicy fragrance while they grow; but crush'd or trodden to the ground, diffuse their balmy sweets around. -- Oliver Goldsmith |
| Author:
Goldsmith, OliverEra:
1728 |
| |
| We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right. -- Seneca |
| Author:
SenecaEra:
-4 |
| |