もしも冬がなかったら、春が巡ってきてもそれほど悦びはしないでしょう： 時々不運を味わわなかったら、幸運が巡ってきてもそれほど歓びはしないでしょう。 - アン・ブラッドストリート (1612 - 1672)
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If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome. - Anne Bradstreet (1612 - 1672)
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