Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed on an equal or greater benefit.
~ Napoleon Hill
Talents are best nurtured in solitude, but character is best formed in the stormy billows of the world.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
What seems nasty, painful, evil can become a source of beauty, joy, and strength, if faced with an open mind.
~ Henry Miller
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.
~ Martin Luther King Jr
Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting “Holy shit, what a ride!”
~ Mavis Leyrer
If you ask what is the single most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding worry, stress and tension. And if you didn’t ask me, I’d still have to say it.
~ George F. Burns
There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.
~ Epitectus
Remember that life develops what it demands - the toughest path creates the strongest warrior. Pray not for a lighter load, but for stronger shoulders.
~ Dan Millman
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No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
~ Eleanor Roosevelt
The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.
~ Elbert Hubbard
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