Many men owe the grandeur of their lives to their tremendous difficulties.
Fire is the test of gold adversity of strong men.
(n.) Opposition; contrariety.
I think my biggest achievement is that after going through a rather difficult time I consider myself comparatively sane. I'm proud of that.
To be tested is good. The challenged life may be the best therapist.
I think hearts are very much like glasses - if they do not break with the first ring they usually last a considerable time.
Your first big trouble can be a bonanza if you live through it. Get through the first trouble and you'll probably make it through the next one.
Calamity is the test of integrity.
The secret of a leader lies in the tests he has faced over the whole course of his life and the habit of action he develops in meeting those tests.
Our trials are tests our sorrows pave the way for a fuller life when we have earned it.
Times of general calamity and confusion have ever been productive of the greatest minds. The purist ore is produced from the hottest furnace and the brightest thunderbolt is elicited from the darkest...
The habits of a vigorous mind are formed in contending with difficulties.
A diamond is a chunk of coal that made good under pressure.
A clay pot sitting in the sun will always be a clay pot. It has to go through the white heat of the furnace to become porcelain.
It is the surmounting of difficulties that makes heroes.
Men habitually use only a small part of the powers which they possess and which they might use under appropriate circumstances.
It is the north wind that lashes men into Vikings it is the soft luscious south wind which lulls them to lotus dreams.
It is grief that develops the powers of the mind.
Troubles cured you salty as a country ham smoky to the taste thick-skinned and tender inside.
If you have to be careful because of oppression and censorship this pressure produces diamonds.
Adversity is another way to measure the greatness of individuals. I never had a crisis that didn't make me stronger.
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