Need help finding Quote

self | 3/9/18 | self

[4Liberty]

I need help finding a famous quotation I saw on free republic. It goes something like, "desperate times produce good men, good times lead to complacent men, complacent times lead to apathetic men, apatheic men lead to poor men."

[4Liberty]

SORRY for the vanity, would like the exact quote & the source for my Econ classes (want to give it to my students). This is my first vanity. Very sorry and thanks.

[109ACS]

https://www.quora.com/Is-it-true-that-hard-times-create-strong-men-strong-men-create-good-times-good-times-create-weak-men-and-weak-men-create-hard-times

[txgirl4Bush]

Hard times create strong men,
Strong men create good times,
Good times create weak men,
Weak men create hard times.

[doug from upland]

If you like, you can say it came from Doug from Upland.

[tired&retired]

Sounds good.... May I quote you on that???

[DannyTN]

[Kickass Conservative]

Here's a Quote from my Late Father that set me straight when I was a whining Teenager.

“Nobody owes you a living, so shut up and get back to work”.

Now that I'm an Old Geezer, this anonymous Quote gets me through the day.

“Confucius say, short Note better than long Memory”.

[Kickass Conservative]

>>>“Confucius say, short Note better than long Memory”.<<<

Yes, I am purposely including the name Confucius as part of the Quote since I never found any information claiming the Quote actually came from Confucius. It just makes me laugh.

[Da Coyote]

“Desperate times produce good men, good times lead to complacent men, complacent times lead to apathetic men, apatheic men lead to poor men.”

And three level below that is pajama man.
Followed by journalism man.
And at the bottom: Dorkbama man. (Man?)

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

LMAO!

[Fantasywriter]

Here is a pictorial rendering of the saying:

https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/5yul59/hard_times_create_strong_men/

[kaehurowing]

Did you run this past Snopes?

[Bookshelf]

❝Success breeds complacency. Complacency breeds failure. Only the paranoid survive.❞ ― Andy Grove

[dynachrome]

I prefer Robert Heinlein: "TANSTAAFL"

"There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch"

[TigersEye]

“If you’re not paranoid you’re not paying attention.” - ???

[null and void]

“Even paranoids have enemies.” ~ Zbigniew Brzezinski

[Redcitizen]

I’d help but I’m feeling complacent at the moment after having a burger.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

You are welcome to use the quote on my FR page which is somewhat similar:

"Good wine makes good blood, good blood causeth good humors, good humors cause good thoughts, good thoughts bring forth good works, good works carry a man to heaven, ergo, good wine carrieth a man to heaven."

[TXnMA]

...and, the picture:

[Fantasywriter]

Thanks for posting it. It’s a pretty amazing and sobering progression.