“The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.”
– Epictetus

“Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.”
– Robert Schuller

“The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.”
– Chinese proverb

“The greatest glory in living lies not in never failing, but in rising every time we fail.”
– Nelson Mandela

“I have not failed 10,000 times. I found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”
– Thomas Edison.

“I have learned that failure is really God’s way of saying, ‘Excuse me, you’re moving in the wrong direction.’”
– Oprah Winfrey

“Out of difficulties grow miracles.”
– Jean De La Bruyere

“It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.”
– Seneca

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    Last reviewed: By John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on 23 Nov 2011
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