If all difficulties were known at the outset of a long journey, most of us would never start out at read more

If all difficulties were known at the outset of a long journey, most of us would never start out at all.

Into each life some rain must fall, some days be dark and dreary.

Into each life some rain must fall, some days be dark and dreary.

The ultimate Path is without difficulty. Just avoid picking and choosing. -Seng-Ts'an.

The ultimate Path is without difficulty. Just avoid picking and choosing. -Seng-Ts'an.

Once you fully apprehend the vacuity of a life without struggle, you are equipped with the basic means of salvation. read more

Once you fully apprehend the vacuity of a life without struggle, you are equipped with the basic means of salvation. -Tennessee Williams.

Difficulties should act as a tonic. They should spur us to greater exertion.

Difficulties should act as a tonic. They should spur us to greater exertion.

Difficult times have helped me to understand better than before, how infinitely rich and beautiful life is in every way, read more

Difficult times have helped me to understand better than before, how infinitely rich and beautiful life is in every way, and that so many things that one goes worrying about are of no importance whatsoever. -Isak Dinesen.

Ten thousand difficulties do not make one doubt.

Ten thousand difficulties do not make one doubt.

In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.

In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.

I endeavor to be wise when I cannot be merry, easy when I cannot be glad, content with what cannot read more

I endeavor to be wise when I cannot be merry, easy when I cannot be glad, content with what cannot be mended and patient when there is no redress. Plato -Elizabeth Montagu.