Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.
HoraceHe who postpones the hour of living is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses.
Life, EnjoyingHoraceCruella: "Congratulations. You three have just won the Gold, Silver and Bronze in the Morons-Olympics!"
Horace: "Who won the Gold?"