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10 quotes for today - 18 January 2019

When ideas fail, words come in very handy.
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
- Abraham Lincoln

Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them.
- Publilius Syrus, Maxims

Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
- Seneca, Epistles

In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends.
- John Churton Collins

Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity.
- Socrates

I have failed many times, and that's why I am a success.
- Michael Jordan

Being a woman is a terribly difficult task since it consists principally in dealing with men.
- Joseph Conrad

The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'
- Ronald Reagan

Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long enough.
- Groucho Marx
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