Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss. Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Common and vulgar people ascribe all ills that they feel to others; people of little wisdom ascribe to themselves; people of much wisdom, to no one. Epictetus
Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. Channing, William Ellery
Difficulty, my brethren, is the nurse of greatness a harsh nurse, who roughly rocks her foster children into strength and athletic proportion. Bryant, William Cullen
Do you think that you shall enter the Garden of Bliss without such trials as came to those who passed before you? Quran
Greater dooms win greater destinies. Heraclitus
Human misery must somewhere have a stop: there is no wind that always blows a storm. Euripides
Humanity either makes, or breeds, or tolerates all its afflictions. Wells, Herbert George
If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. Truman, Harry
Ignorance of one’s misfortunes is clear gain. Euripides
In great straits and when hope is small, the boldest counsels are the safest. Livius, Titus
In misfortune, what friend remains a friend? Euripides