Adversity A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune. A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune.YOU MAY ALSO LIKE ยปAs a rule, adversity reveals genius and prosperity hides it.Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.The one who prosperity takes too much delight in will be the most shocked by reverses.Live as brave men and face adversity with stout hearts.A shoe that is too large is apt to trip one, and when too small, to pinch the feet. So it is with those whose fortune does not suit them.