Adversity’s sweet milk, philosophy.

A series of failures may culminate in the best possible result.

Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope.

Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.

The shell must break before the bird can fly.

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

The wound is the place where the Light enters you.

Life's blows cannot break a person whose spirit is warmed at the fire of enthusiasm!

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