Sweet are the uses of adversity, which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, wears yet a precious jewel in his head.
In plain words
Hard times look ugly, like a toad, and still leave you something precious.
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- As You Like It, Act 2 Scene 1, spoken by Duke Senior, living in exile in the Forest of Arden, reflecting on the hidden good in hard times.
- As You Like It
- c. 1599 · Duke Senior speaking to his lords in the Forest of Arden about the good found in exile's hardship
