Advice maybe wrong, but examples prove themselves.
Man isn't a fool for his ignorance, but rather for believing things that are wrong.
Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just, But four times he who gets his blow in fust
Men mourn for what they have lost; women for what they ain't got.
As the flint contains the spark, unknown to itself, which the steel alone can awaken to life, so adversity often reveals to us hidden gems, which prosperity or negligence would forever have hidden.
Don't take the bull by the horns, take him by the tail; then you can let go when you want to.