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Occasions Of Adversity Best Discover How Great Virtue Or Strength Each One Hath. For Occasions Do Not Make A Man Frail, But They Show What He Is.

Learn To Humble Yourself, You Are But Earth And Clay.

The Glory Of The Good Is In Their Consciences, And Not In The Tongues Of Men.

Be Thankful For The Smallest Blessing And You Will Deserve To Receive Greater. Value The Least Gifts No Less Than The Greatest, And Simple Graces As Especial Favors. If You Remember The Dignity Of The Giver, No Gift Will Seem Small Or Mean.

Patience Is Necessary In This Life Because So Much Of Life Is Fraught With Adversity. No Matter How Hard We Try, Our Lives Will Never Be Without Strife And Grief. Thus, We Should Not Strive For A Peace That Is Without Temptation, Or For A Life That Never Feels Adversity. Peace Is Not Found By Escaping Temptations, But By Being Tried By Them. We Will Have Discovered Peace When We Have Been Tried And Come Through The Trial Of Temptation.