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  • As a man handles his troubles during the day, so he goes to bed at night a General, Captain, or Private. - Edgar Watson Howe


  • We were promised sufferings. They were part of the program. We were even told, ''Blessed are they that morn.'' - C S Lewis


  • The difficulties which I meet with in order to realize my existence are precisely what awaken and mobilize my activities, my capacities. - Jose Ortega Y Gasset


  • Difficulties should act as a tonic. They should spur us to greater exertion. - B C Forbes


  • Difficulties are things that show a person what they are. - Epictetus


  • There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. - Ralph Waldo Emerson


  • In really hard times the rules of the game are altered. The inchoate mass begins to stir. It becomes potent, and when it strikes, it strikes with incredible emphasis. Those are the rare occasions when a national will emerges from the scattered, specialized, or indifferent blocs of voters who ordinarily elect the politicians. Those are for good or evil the great occasions in a nation's history. - Walter Lippmann


  • As favor and riches forsake a man, we discover in him the foolishness they concealed, and which no one perceived before. - Jean De La Bruyère


  • No matter how bad things get you got to go on living, even if it kills you. - Sholom Aleichem


  • Difficult times always create opportunities for you to experience more love in your life. - Barbara De Angelis


  • Troubles are often the tools by which God fashions us for better things. - Henry Ward Beecher


  • Can anybody remember when the times were not hard, and money not scarce? - Ralph Waldo Emerson


  • People have a natural tendency to flee to the mountains when things get tough. - Stuart Briscoe


  • Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss. - Ralph Waldo Emerson


  • The eternal stars shine out as soon as it is dark enough. - Thomas Carlyle


  • Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict. - William Ellery Channing



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