Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment
that something else is more important than fear.
~Ambrose Redmoon~
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Depression loses its power when fresh vision pierces the darkness.
~Peter Sinclair~
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Determination, patience and courage
are the only things needed to improve any situation.
~Unknown Author~
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Do not fear the winds of adversity. Remember:
A kite rises against the wind rather than with it.
~Unknown Author~
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Each difficult moment has the potential to open my eyes and open my heart.
~Myla Kabat-Zinn~
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Enthusiasm releases the drive to carry you over obstacles
and adds significance to all you do.
~Norman Vincent Peale~
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Every adversity, every failure, every heartache
carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.
~Napoleon Hill~
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Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed,
its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.
~Og Mandino~
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Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit
makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before.
~James Buckham~
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Out of suffering comes creativity.
You cannot spell painting without pain.
~John Lithgow in Third Rock From the Sun~
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Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which
difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
~John Quincy Adams~
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Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
~Robert Schuller~
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Prosperity is not without many fears and disasters;
and adversity is not without comforts and hopes.
~Francis Bacon~
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Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked,
in which you can walk with love and reverence.
~Henry David Thoreau~
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Real valor consists not in being insensible to danger;
but in being prompt to confront and disarm it.
~Sir Walter Scott~
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Reflect upon your blessings, of which every man has plenty,
not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.
~Charles Dickens~
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Rise above the storm and you will find the sunshine.
~Mario Fernandez~
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The block of granite, which was an obstacle in the path of the weak,
becomes a stepping stone in the path of the strong.
~Thomas Carlyle~
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The gem cannot be polished without friction,
nor man perfected without trials.
~Chinese proverb~
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I’m not afraid of storms,
for I’m learning to sail my ship.
~Louisa May Alcott~
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The greatest glory in living lies not in never failing,
but in rising every time we fail.
~Nelson Mandela~
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