Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity is a greater. Possession pampers the mind; privation trains and strengthens it. (William Hazlitt)

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity is a greater. Possession pampers the mind; privation trains and strengthens it.

William Hazlitt

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