Hope itself is like a star- not to be seen in the sunshine of prosperity, and only to be discovered in the night of adversity.
In prosperity God is heard, and that is a blessing; but in adversity God is seen, and that is a greater blessing.
A high character might be produced, I suppose, by continued prosperity, but it has very seldom been the case. Adversity, however it may appear to be our foe, is our true friend; and, after a little acquaintance with it, we receive it as a precious thing - the prophecy of a coming joy. It should be no ambition of ours to traverse a path without a thorn or stone.
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