True love accepts prosperity and adversity with an equal spirit, that of joy and delight.

John of the Cross The Complete Works of Saint John of the Cross, Vol. II, 1864

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John of the Cross 1542–1591 · Spanish Carmelite friar, mystic and poet; author of The Dark Night of the Soul. Wikipedia

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