Necessity may well be called the mother of invention – but calamity is the test of integrity. Samuel Richardson
There is no calamity which right words will not begin to redress. Ralph Waldo Emerson
There is no calamity which a great nation can invite which equals that which follows a supine submission to wrong and injustice and the consequent loss of national self-respect and honour, beneath which are shielded and defended a people’s safety and greatness. Grover Cleveland
Necessity may well be called the mother of invention – but calamity is the test of integrity. Samuel Richardson
Learn to see in another’s calamity the ills which you should avoid. Publius Syrus
Every calamity is a spur and valuable hint. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Often it takes some calamity to make us live in the present. Then suddenly we wake up and see all the mistakes we have made. Bill Watterson
If Gladstone fell into the Thames, that would be a misfortune; and if anybody pulled him out, that I suppose would be a calamity. Benjamin Disraeli
Yield not to calamity, but face her boldly. Virgil
When any calamity has been suffered, the first thing to be remembered is how much has been escaped. Samuel Johnson
Calamity is virtue’s opportunity. Seneca
Calamity is the perfect glass wherein we truly see and know ourselves. William Davenant