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The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
What region of the earth is not full of our calamities?
[Lat., Quae regio in terris nostri non plena read more
What region of the earth is not full of our calamities?
[Lat., Quae regio in terris nostri non plena laboris.]
Strength is born in the deep silence of long-suffering hearts; not amid joy.
Strength is born in the deep silence of long-suffering hearts; not amid joy.
The Lord get his best soldiers out of the highlands of
affliction.
- Charles Hadden Spurgeon,
The Lord get his best soldiers out of the highlands of
affliction.
- Charles Hadden Spurgeon,
No one could be more happy than a man who has never known affliction
No one could be more happy than a man who has never known affliction
Afflicted, or distressed, in mind, body, or estate.
Afflicted, or distressed, in mind, body, or estate.
To bear other people's afflictions, everyone has courage and enough to spare.
To bear other people's afflictions, everyone has courage and enough to spare.
The afflictions to which we are accustomed, do not disturb us.
The afflictions to which we are accustomed, do not disturb us.
I thank God for my handicaps, for through them, I have found myself, my work and my God.
I thank God for my handicaps, for through them, I have found myself, my work and my God.
