Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity. Thomas Carlyle

Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity.

Thomas Carlyle

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