The actual tragedies of life bear no relation to one's preconceived ideas. In the event, one is always bewildered by their simplicity, their grandeur of design, and by that element of the bizarre which seems inherent in them.
The battle of life is, in most cases, fought uphill; and to win it without a struggle were perhaps to win it without honor. If there were no difficulties there would be no success; if there were nothing to struggle for, there would be nothing to be achieved.
The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.
The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach.
The difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is how you use them
The finest steel has to go through the hottest fire.
The good things of prosperity are to be wished; but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired.
The greatest difficulties lie where we are not looking for them.
The harder you fall, the higher you bounce.
The hardest struggle of all is to be something different from what the average man is.
The one who prosperity takes too much delight in will be the most shocked by reverses.
The path of least resistance is the path of the loser.
The proof of gold is fire…
The racism, the sexism, I never let it be my problem, it's their problem. If I see a door comin' my way, I'm knockin' it down. And if I can't knock down the door, I'm sliding through the window. I'll never let it stop me from what I wanna do.
The reward of suffering is experience.
The seaman tells stories of winds, the ploughman of bulls; the soldier details his wounds, the shepherd his sheep.
The sooner I fall behind, the more time I have to catch up.
The stars are constantly shining, but often we do not see them until the dark hours.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it; and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character.
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