Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.

Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.

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.

Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.

Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.

Ten thousand difficulties do not make one doubt.

Ten thousand difficulties do not make one doubt.

During our lives we're faced with so many elements as well, we experience so many setbacks, and fight such a read more

During our lives we're faced with so many elements as well, we experience so many setbacks, and fight such a hand-to-hand battle with failure, head down in the rain, just trying to stay upright and have a little hope. The Tour isn't just a bike race, it tests you mentally, physically, and even morally. -Lance Armstrong.

It cannot be too often repeated that it is not helps, but obstacles, not facilities, but difficulties that make men.

It cannot be too often repeated that it is not helps, but obstacles, not facilities, but difficulties that make men.

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.

God will not look you over for medals, degrees, or diplomas, but for scars. -Elbert Hubbard.

God will not look you over for medals, degrees, or diplomas, but for scars. -Elbert Hubbard.

The real questions are the ones that obtrude upon your consciousness whether you like it or not, the ones that read more

The real questions are the ones that obtrude upon your consciousness whether you like it or not, the ones that make your mind start vibrating like a jackhammer, the ones that you "come to terms with" only to discover that they are still there. The real questions refuse to be placated. They barge into your life at the times when it seems most important for them to stay away. They are the questions asked most frequently and answered most inadequately, the ones that reveal their true natures slowly, reluctantly, most often against your will. -Ingrid Bengis.