Adversity leads to prosperity.是什么意思？

Adversity leads to prosperity.

穷极生变，物极必反

adversity

n. 逆境，不幸，灾难；

例句
I always turn adversity and defeat into victories, but it's probably put ten years on me.
我总是能够扭转逆境，反败为胜，但这可能让我显得老成了10岁。

leads

n. （盖屋顶用的）（薄）铅片； 铅框，领导( lead的名词复数 )，领先，主角，线索；v. 带路( lead的第三人称单数 )，领导，指挥，领先；

例句
...the long-held axiom that education leads to higher income.
教育会带来高收入这一长期公认的观念

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

prosperity

n. 繁荣，兴旺，昌盛，成功；

例句
The town's nineteenth-century prosperity was built on steel.
这个城市19世纪的繁荣是建立在钢铁工业基础上的。