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Adversity, Francis Bacon

Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; and adversity is not without comforts and hopes. - Francis Bacon, Essays, Of Adversity (1597). http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Adversity

Adversity, Welsh proverbs

Adfyd a ddwg wybodaeth, a gwybodaeth ddoethineb. Translation: Adversity brings knowledge and knowledge wisdom. - Welsh proverbs Roberts (1885). The proverbs of Wales: a collection of Welsh proverbs, with English Translations. T. R. Roberts. p. 6. English equivalent: What does not kill you makes you stronger. Welsh proverbs: Proverbs from all Welsh speaking parts of the world.