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Quotation from As You Like It by William Shakespeare
“Sweet are the uses of adversity, Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, Wears yet a precious jewel in his head”
As You Like It, Act 2, Scene 1 (Project Gutenberg #1523)
The exiled Duke tells his lords that hardship in the forest has made them wiser than flattery at court.
Citation: "Sweet are the uses of adversity, Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, Wears yet a precious jewel in his head" — William Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act 2, Scene 1 (Project Gutenberg #1523). (id as-you-like-it-q1)
Virtues: Fortitude
Portrait: Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies or The First Folio, William Shakespeare, Public domain.
