My love is such that Rivers cannot quench, _x000D_ _x000D_ Nor ought but love from thee, give recompence. _x000D_ _x000D_ Thy love is such I can no way repay, _x000D_ _x000D_ The heavens reward thee manifold I pray.
Anne BradstreetRead
If we had not winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Adversity enhances our appreciation for prosperity and joy.
This quote emphasizes the relationship between hardship and happiness, illustrating that challenges and difficulties in life make the moments of success and joy more meaningful. Without experiencing winter, we would not cherish the beauty and revitalization of spring; similarly, facing adversity allows us to value our achievements and good fortune more deeply.
Themes
AdversityProsperityAppreciationSeasonsLife Lessons
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about resilience, one could quote Anne Bradstreet to emphasize the importance of overcoming challenges.
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All quotes βIron till it be thoroughly heated is incapable to be wrought; so God sees good to cast some men into the furnace of affliction, and then beats them on His anvil into what frame He desires.
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O Time the fatal wrack of mortal things,_x000D_ That draws oblivion's curtains over kings;_x000D_ Their sumptuous monuments, men know them not,_x000D_ Their names without a record are forgot,_x000D_ Their parts, their ports, their pomps all laid in th' dust_x000D_ Nor wit nor gold, nor buildings scape time's rust;_x000D_ But he whose name is graved in the white stone_x000D_ Shall last and shine when all of these are gone.
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Authority without wisdom is like a heavy ax without an edge -- fitter to bruise than polish.
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That when we live no more, We may live ever
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To sing of Wars, of Captains, and of Kings/Of Cities founded, Common-wealths begun/For my mean Pen are too superior things.
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