Sometimes the best deals are the ones you don’t make.
—Bill Veeck (1914–86) American Sportsperson, Businessperson
If you count all your assets, you always show a profit.
—Robert Quillen (1887–1948) American Journalist, Humorist
Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course.
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616) British Playwright
A Christian could even give thanks for Hell, because Hell was a threat and a warning to keep him in the right way.
—Unknown
Trouble is only opportunity in work clothes.
—Henry J. Kaiser (1882–1967) American Industrialist
Some troubles, like a protested note of a solvent debtor, bear interest.
—Honore de Balzac (1799–1850) French Novelist
To every disadvantage there is a corresponding advantage.
—W. Clement Stone (1902–2002) American Self-help Guru, Entrepreneur
No evil is without its compensation. The less money, the less trouble; the less favor, the less envy. Even in those cases which put us out of wits, it is not the loss itself, but the estimate of the loss that troubles us.
—Seneca the Younger (Lucius Annaeus Seneca) (c.4 BCE–65 CE) Roman Stoic Philosopher, Statesman, Tragedian
Failure changes for the better, success for the worse.
—Seneca the Younger (Lucius Annaeus Seneca) (c.4 BCE–65 CE) Roman Stoic Philosopher, Statesman, Tragedian
Too happy would you be, did ye but know your own advantages.
—Virgil (70–19 BCE) Roman Poet
The basis of optimism is sheer terror.
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish Poet, Playwright
That which does not kill me makes me stronger.
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) German Philosopher, Scholar, Writer
Adversity has the same effect on a man that severe training has on the pugilist: it reduces him to his fighting weight.
—Josh Billings (Henry Wheeler Shaw) (1818–85) American Humorist, Author, Lecturer
If we go down into ourselves, we find that we possess exactly what we desire.
—Simone Weil (1909–1943) French Philosopher, Political Activist
Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses, and disappointments; but let us have patience, and we soon shall see them in their proper figures.
—Joseph Addison (1672–1719) English Essayist, Poet, Playwright, Politician
Not being beautiful was the true blessing… Not being beautiful forced me to develop my inner resources. The pretty girl has a handicap to overcome.
—Golda Meir (1898–1978) Israeli Head of State
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