The greater the pressure the brighter the diamond.
God will only push you off a cliff if He's going to give you wings to fly.
Pain teaches you more than pleasure. Failure teaches you more than success. Poverty teaches you more than prosperity. Adversity teaches you more than comfort.
One who conquers the sea today is ready to conquer the ocean tomorrow.
Be like stars; instead of cursing the darkness, shine.
It is in vain to hide a fruitful seed in fertile soil.
No matter how deep you bury good seeds, they always find a way to rise.
As paint needs a canvass for its beauty to show, stars need darkness for their splendor to shine.
When perplexed, God appears to you in the form of wisdom; when troubled, in the form of peace; when sad, in the form of joy; when heartbroken, in the form of love.
Hope is a better friend than despair.
In order for a seed to rise, it must be buried in dirt; likewise, in order for the great to rise they must be buried in adversity.
Turn your failures into lessons, your obstacles into opportunities, your tragedies into triumphs, and in no time you will turn your dreams into reality.
Turn your adversity into building blocks for the palace of your dreams.
What you endured was a sign of what you would become.
An egg's true value is only known when it is broken.
When setbacks arise - and they will from time to time - regroup, recharge, refocus and refine.
If a flower perseveres through concrete, you can persevere through anything.
If you are busy focusing on the falling bricks, you will never realize that they are truly stepping stones you need to cross over to the next phase of your life.
A candle is at its brightest in the dark.
If seeds saw dirt as their enemy, they would lose out on the opportunity to grow.
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