A Quote by Martha Graham

Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.

Martha Graham

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Martha Graham
American - Dancer
May 11, 1894 - April 1, 1991

Gold is tried by fire, brave men by adversity.

Seneca the Younger

For gold is tried in the fire and acceptable men in the furnace of adversity.

George Santayana

Fire proves gold, adversity proves men.

Seneca the Younger

If we are given gold, would we not test it to determine it's value? If we doubted its genuineness - we would test it by fire...and so God with us.

John Calvin

As the yellow gold is tried in fire, so the faith of friendship must be seen in adversity.

Ovid

My treasure chest is filled with gold. Gold . . . gold . . . gold . . . Vagabond's gold and drifter's gold . . . Worthless, priceless, dreamer's gold . . . Gold of the sunset . . . gold of the dawn . . .Gold of the showertrees on my lawn . . . Poet's gold and artist's gold . . . Gold that can not be bought or sold - Gold.

Don Blanding

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

Abraham Lincoln

Adversity is a good test of our resiliency, our ability to cope, to stand back up, to recover from misfortune. Adversity is a painful pedagogue.

Charles R. Swindoll

the three most common myths of modern romance: 1. Single men would prefer being married. 2. Married men actually leave their wives. 3. Men who wear gold chains give gold rings.

Linda Sunshine

Not gold but only men can makeA people great and strong;Men who for truth and honors sakeStand fast and suffer long. Brave men who work while others sleep,Who dare while others flyThey build a nations pillars deepAnd lift them to the sky.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Fire tries gold, misery tries brave men.

Seneca the Younger

Fire tests gold, suffering tests brave men.

Seneca the Younger

Not gold, but only man can make a people great and strong; men who, for truth and honor's sake, stand fast and suffer long.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Gold in its native state is but dull, unornamental stuff, and only lowborn metals excite the admiration of the ignorant with an ostentatious glitter. However, like the rest of the world, I still go on underrating men of gold and glorifying men of mica.

Mark Twain

In any adversity gold can find friends.

Amelia Barr

Baseball is a game based on adversity. It's a game that's going to test you repeatedly. It's going to find your weaknesses and vulnerabilities and force you to adjust. That adversity, in the big picture, is a really good thing because it shows you where your weaknesses are. It gives you the opportunity to improve.

Theo Epstein

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