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On Adversity
On hardship, obstacles, and the Stoic art of being unshakeable.
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Meditations 4.1
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Throw me to the wolves and I will return leading the pack.
Attributed
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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.
Attributed
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The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.
On Providence 2.9
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Fire tests gold, suffering tests brave men.
On Providence 5.10
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Disaster is virtue's opportunity.
On Providence 4.6
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Letters 96.5
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Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.
On Providence 4.4
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Only time can heal what reason cannot.
Letters 63.12
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It is difficulties that show what men are.
Discourses 1.24.1