In a word, in adversity she was the best of comforters, in good fortune the most troublesome of friends…
– William Makepeace Thackeray
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- God does not comfort us to make us comfortable, but to make us comforters. – John Henry Jowett
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- Adversity could be an advantage in the future. To be a success, take the advantage of adversity whenever possible. – Debasish Mridha
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