Life would be dull if we hadn't a few tragedies to look back on.

I think," said Anne slowly, "that I really have learned to look upon each little hindrance as a jest and each great one as the foreshadowing of victory.

We lose the right of complaining sometimes by forbearing it.

The next time you encounter a difficult obstacle or problem, you should smile and say, 'Here's my chance to grow.'

Courage, not compromise, brings the smile of God's approval.

Too big to cry too young to laugh...

I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I have.

All I can do is the best I can do. If the end brings me out all right, what is said against me won't amount to anything. If the end brings me out wrong, then ten angels swearing I was right would make no difference.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

The only difference between stepping stones and stumbling blocks is the way we address the rocks cast into our path.

When you have His joy in your heart, it doesn't necessarily mean your pain or hurt will be taken away. It means you'll be able to bear it.

A very large Oak was uprooted by the wind, and thrown across a stream. It fell among some Reeds, which it thus addressed: I wonder how you, who are so light and weak, are not entirely crushed by these strong winds. They replied: You fight and contend with the wind, and consequently you are destroyed; while we, on the contrary, bend before the least breath of air, and therefore remain unbroken. Stoop to conquer.