Samuel Butler: Adversity, if a man is set down to it by degrees, is more supportable with equanimity by most people than any great pros

Adversity, if a man is set down to it by degrees, is more supportable with equan — Samuel Butler

Adversity, if a man is set down to it by degrees, is more supportable with equanimity by most people than any great prosperity arrived at in a single lifetime.

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