"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved."

Keller, Helen on Character
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"You never will be the person you can be if pressure, tension and discipline are taken out of your life."

Bilkey, James G. on Difficulties
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"Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict."

Channing, William Ellery on Difficulties
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"God promises a safe landing, not a calm passage."

proverb, Bulgarian on Adversity
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