The mystery of life is not solved by success, which is an end in itself, but in failure, in perpetual struggle, in becoming.

Patrick White

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Topic

Failure Adversity

Speaker

Le Mesurier

Author

Patrick White

Source

Voss

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1957 1950s 20th century

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Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

White, Patrick. Voss. Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1957, ch. 10.

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Habit and custom may be the wisdom of unlettered men, but they come from the sound ancient heart of humanity.

Russell Kirk

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Topic
Custom and convention

Author

Russell Kirk
Source
The Conservative Mind: From Burke to Eliot
Genre
Political literature
Language
English
Time
1953 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Kirk, Russell. The Conservative Mind. Henry Regnery Company, 1953, ch. 2, sect. 4.

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Sweet are the uses of adversity,
Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous,
Wears yet a precious jewel in his head.
And this our life, exempt from public haunt,
Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks,
Sermons in stones, and good in everything.

William Shakespeare

As You Like It

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Learning from adversity Life lessons Adversity
Speaker
Duke Senior

Author

William Shakespeare
Source
As You Like It
Medium
Play
Genre
Comedy (play)
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1616 1610s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. "As You Like It." Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. London: Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard, 1623, act 2, sc. 1.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "As You Like It." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 2, sc. 1.