A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.
Edgar Watson Howe Webster's New World Dictionary of Quotations
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Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy.
William Shakespeare, from Romeo and Juliet Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
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The question in life is not whether you get knocked down. You will. The question is, are you ready to get back up... And fight for what you believe in?
Dan Quayle 'Quayle enters 2000 race; takes his message to hometown folks' by Kris Mayes and Charles Kelly, Arizona Republic April 15, 1999
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The path is smooth that leadeth on to danger.
William Shakespeare Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
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Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and repeat to yourself the most comforting words of all: "This, too, shall pass."
Ann Landers Life's Little Treasure Book On Wisdom
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