God sends nothing but what can be borne.

There's no such thing as chance; and what to us seems merest accident springs from the deepest source of destiny.

Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that setbacks and griefs which endure help us in our march forward.

Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.

No all storms come to disrupt your life, some come to clear your path.

This is the mark of a really admirable man: steadfastness in the face of trouble.

So it is more useful to watch a man in time of peril, and in adversity to discern what kind of man he is; for then at last words of truth are drawn from the depths of his heart, and the mask it torn off, reality remains.

I have envied a great many people who led difficult lives and led them well.

A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.

The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.

Confidence…thrives on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection and on unselfish performance. Without them it cannot live.

No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see the possibilities - always see them, for they're always there.

To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.

Do not hide your faith and your beliefs under a bushel basket, especially in this world that seems to have gone mad with political correctness.

The same power that rose Christ from the dead, is living inside of you.

Faith is an excitement and an enthusiasm: it is a condition of intellectual magnificence to which we must cling as to a treasure, and not squander.

Man is neither angel nor beast; and the misfortune is that he who would act the angel acts the beast.

If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap, whence every one must take an equal portion, most people would be contented to take their own and depart.

Plans will get you into things, but you have got to work your way out.

It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.

If we all can persevere, if we can in every land and office look beyond our own shores and ambitions, then surely the age will dawn in which the strong are just and the weak secure and the peace preserved.

Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution.

The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.

Gentleness is strength under control. It is the ability to stay calm, no matter what happens.