« Gold is tried by fire, brave men by adversity » – Seneca

« As the yellow gold is tried in fire, so the faith of friendship must be seen in adversity. » – Ovid

« Count your joys instead of your woes; Count your friends instead of your foes. » – Irish Sayings

« Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men. » – Martha Graham

« We are not defined by our trials, but by how we face them. We are all afraid; bravery is a choice, that though you may lose, you shall never be defeated. » – Jill Hanna

« Prosperity tries the fortunate: adversity the great » – Rose F. Kennedy

« The greater difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests. » – Epicurus

« The good things which belong to prosperity are to be wished, but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired. » – Seneca

« If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome. » – Anne Bradstreet

« The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity. » – Ulysses S. Grant