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

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

Attributed to:
Abraham Lincoln

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

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Experience is not what happens to you. Experience is what you do with what happens to you. Many are brave when the enemy flees. It is always the worst wheel that creaks. To every one his own cross seems heaviest. To be between the hammer and the anvil. Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass but learning to dance in the rain. A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him. Only during hard times do people come to understand how difficult it is to be master of their feelings and thoughts. I was born for a storm and a calm does not suit me. Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.