Noble discontent is the path to heaven.
The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man perfected without trials.
(n.) Opposition; contrariety.
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.
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...
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.
If you have to be careful because of oppression and censorship this pressure produces diamonds.
Hot water is my native element. I was in it as a baby and I have never seemed to get out of it ever since.
Adversity is a severe instructor. ... He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.
Prosperity provideth but adversity proveth friends.
Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you don't give up.
You cannot stop the ocean's current, but you can swim.
The desert is harsh, but persevering flowers flourish.
The loveliest flowers sometimes grow in the ugliest places.
Caged birds still sing beautiful symphonies.
Pain frees you from complacency.Tears free you from sorrow.Weaknesses free you from pride.Adversity frees from boredom.Challenges free you from monotony.
As water drowns but also cleanses, so adversity scalds but also blesses.
Present trials strengthen you for future blessings.
Your next victory is behind your next test.
As a rose blossoms despite being surrounded by thorns, bloom despite being surrounded by troubles.
Turning pro is a mindset. If we are struggling with fear, self-sabotage, procrastination, self-doubt, etc., the problem is, we're thinking like amateurs. Amateurs don't show up. Amateurs crap out. Ama...
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