--SHAKESPEARE.

Heaven is not always angry when he strikes,
But most chastises those whom most he likes.
--POMFRET.

The fire of my adversity has purged the mass of my acquaintance.
--BOLINGBROKE.

On every thorn delightful wisdom grows;
In every rill a sweet instruction flows.
--DR. YOUNG.

When Providence, for secret ends,
Corroding cares, or sharp affliction, sends;
We must conclude it best it should be so,
And not desponding or impatient grow.
--POMFRET.

If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
--PROVERBS 24:10.

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which, in prosperous
circumstances, would have lain dormant.--HORACE.

In this wild world the fondest and the best
Are the most tried, most troubled and distress'd.
--CRABBE.

The lessons of adversity are often the most benignant when they seem