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Adversity (16)

Adversity flatters no man.
— English

Adversity is the foundation of virtue.
— Japanese

Adversity and loss make a man wise.
— Welsh

Adversity brings knowledge, and knowledge wisdom.
— Welsh

Adversity is easier borne than prosperity forgot.
— English

Adversity makes a man wise.
— French

A time for adversity, and a time for prosperity.
— Indian (Tamil)

A stout heart tempers adversity.
— Dutch

Friends in prosperous times are many
but in adversity you won't find one.
— African (Libya)

He who swells in prosperity, will shrink in adversity.
— English

In prosperity think of adversity.
— Dutch

In prosperity caution, in adversity patience.
— Dutch

Many can bear adversity, but few contempt.
— English

The value of prosperity is known by adversity.
— American

The haughty in prosperity are meanest in adversity.
— American

There is blessedness in adversity.
— Japanese

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