A Quote by Seneca the Younger
Gold is tried by fire, brave men by adversity.
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For gold is tried in the fire and acceptable men in the furnace of adversity.
As the yellow gold is tried in fire, so the faith of friendship must be seen in adversity.
Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
Fire proves gold, adversity proves men.
Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.
Fire tries gold, misery tries brave men.
Fire tests gold, suffering tests brave men.
Gold is good in its place; but loving, brave, patriotic men are better than gold.
Gold is good in its place, but living, brave, patriotic men are better than gold.
There are no brave men and cowardly men in the world, my son. There are only brave men. To be born, to live, to die—that takes courage enough in itself, and more than enough. We are all brave men and we are all afraid, and what the world calls a brave man, he too is brave and afraid like the all rest of us. Only he is brave for five minutes longer.
Live as brave men and face adversity with stout hearts.
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.
Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.
As the pilot of a vessel is tried in the storm; as the wrestler is tried in the ring, the soldier in the battle, and the hero in adversity: so is the Christian tried in temptation.
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.
It is not easy to distinguish between true and false affection, unless there occur one of those crises in which, as gold is tried by fire, so a faithful friendship may be tested by danger.
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