Francis Bacon: Certainly virtue is like precious odors, most fragrant when they are incensed…
Certainly virtue is like precious odors, most fragrant when they are incensed, or crushed: for prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best discover virtue.
In today’s wordsVirtue is like precious spices: most fragrant when burned or crushed. Prosperity best reveals vice, but adversity best reveals virtue.
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- Your last failure is where your next success begins.
- The things that happen to us are never about those things, but God uses those things to do The THING that He wants to do in us.
- LeaderTip of the Day #50: Sometimes what you have most to offer others can seem to be least appreciated. Solution? Live your life in such a way that YOUR life proves the value others can benefit from.
- It is not only what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable.
- It is your reaction to adversity, not the adversity itself, that determines how your life’s story will develop.