Flames too soon acquire ...

Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.

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Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.
A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune.
Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise.
Men more quickly and more gladly recall what they deride than what they approve and esteem.
Help a man against his will and you do the same as murder him.