Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus) Quotes

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

Horace

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• Failure
• Circumstances
• Adversity
• Overcoming

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• Every great man, every successful man, no matter what the field of endeavor, has known the magic that lies in these words: every adversity has the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit.

  

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• The idea of capitalism is not just success but also the failure that allows success to happen.

  

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• It is commonly said that a teacher fails if he has not been surpassed by his students. There has been no failure on our part in this regard considering how far they have gone.

  

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

  

  Horace
  • Positive
  • Failure
  • Circumstances