Lightning strikes the tops of the mountains....

Lightning strikes the tops of the mountains.

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.

Lightning strikes the tops of ...