“Ignis aurum probat, miseria fortes uiros”
Seneca. Of Providence. 1st Century A.D. Section V
SEE (English): http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Of_Providence#V.
SEE (Latin): http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/sen/sen.prov.shtml
WEB PRESENCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seneca_the_Younger
VARIANT: “Fire tries gold, misfortune tries brave men”
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