Prosperity doth best discover Vice; But Adversity doth best discover Vertue.

Francis Bacon

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Topic

Corrosive effects of wealth Downsides of wealth Overcoming adversity Personal growth Adversity

Author

Francis Bacon

Source

Of Adversity Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral

Medium

Essay

Statement Type

Proverbs, aphorisms and adages

Language

English

Time

1625 1620s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

Occupation

Philosopher Politician Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Bacon, Francis. "Of Adversity." Essayes or Counsels, Civill and Morall. London: John Haviland, 1625.

Current Citation

Bacon, Francis. "Essays, or Counsels, Civil and Moral (1625): Of Adversity." Francis Bacon: The Major Works, edited by Brian Vickers. Oxford University Press, 2008.

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Ancient times were the youth of the world.

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The Advancement of Learning
Genre
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Time
1605 1600s 17th century
Era
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Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

Bacon, Francis. The Advancement of Learning. London: Oxford: Rob Youn and Ed Forrest, 1605, bk. 1, pt. 5, no. 1.

Current Citation

Bacon, Francis. "The Advancement of Learning." Francis Bacon: The Major Works, edited by Brian Vickers. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 1, pt. 5, no. 1.

Another quote about Adversity

Someone I loved once gave me
a box full of darkness.

It took me years to understand
that this, too, was a gift.

Mary Oliver

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Adversity Sadness

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Mary Oliver
Source
The Uses of Sorrow
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
2006 2000s 21st century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Oliver, Mary. “The Uses of Sorrow.” Thirst. Beacon Press, 2006, I. 1.

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I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue, unexercised and unbreathed, that never sallies out and sees her adversary but slinks out of the race, where that immortal garland is to be run for, not without dust and heat.

John Milton

Areopagitica

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Tests of character Virtue Character

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John Milton
Source
Areopagitica
Genre
Political literature
Language
English
Time
1644 1640s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Milton, John. Areopagitca; a speech of Mr. John Milton for the Liberty of Unlicenc'd Printing, to the Parlament of England. London, 1644.

Current Citation

Milton, John. "Areopagitica." John Milton: Major Works, edited by Stephen Orgel and Jonathan Goldberg. Oxford University Press, 2008.

Another quote of the following type Proverbs, aphorisms and adages

Diligence is the mother of good luck.

Poor Richard (Benjamin Franklin)

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Topic
Hard work Diligence Persistence Good luck Luck

Author

Poor Richard (Benjamin Franklin)
Source
Poor Richard's Almanack
Medium
Almanac
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages
Language
English
Time
1736 1730s 18th century
Era
Colonial America
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Franklin, Benjamin [published as Richard Saunders]. Poor Richard's Almanack. Philadelphia, 1736.

Current Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. "Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1736." Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later Writings, edited by J. A. Leo Lemay. Library of America, 2005.