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A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity 'til he has tasted adversity.
The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.
Prosperity tries the fortunate, adversity the great.
National honor is the national property of the highest value.
Life itself is the proper binge.
The misfortune of the wise is better than the prosperity of the fool.
A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.
The genius, wit, and the spirit of a nation are discovered by their proverbs.
A good newspaper, I suppose, is a nation talking to itself.