Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation

The more difficulties one has to encounter, within and without, the more significant and the higher in inspiration his life will be.

Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and with stand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation

May your life be filled, as mine has been, with love and laughter; and remember, when things are rough all you need is ... Chocolate.

If we had no winter the spring would not be so pleasant; If we did not sometimes taste of adversity prosperity would not be so welcome

Adversity is like a strong wind It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn so that we see ourselves as we really are

I wanted a woman who could get me out of a Third World prison. Life's too short to hang out with people who aren't resourceful.

If everybody in the world got together and put their troubles up for sale on the table, you'd grab your troubles back and run away.

To live greatly, we must develop the capacity to face trouble with courage, disappointment with cheerfulness, and triumph with humility.

The stretching of your faith is immediate pain that results in ultimate gain. It is in the waiting that we become who we are meant to be.

Struggle is the meaning of life; defeat or victory is in the hands of God. But struggle itself is man’s duty and should be his joy.

My own father had always said the measure of a man wasn't how many times or how hard he got knocked down, but how fast he got back up.

When you anticipate adversity, you can then plan for adversity. You may never gain control of it, but you can keep it from controlling you.

Bullying builds character like nuclear waste creates superheroes. It's a rare occurrence and often does much more damage than endowment.

Spiritual pain is when you can’t stand another moment not knowing the real truth, and when you finally do know you can’t let go.