Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
Anton Chekhov
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"A pearl is a beautiful thing that is produced by an injured life. It is the tear [that results] from the injury of the oyster. The treasure of our being in this world is also produced by an injured life. If we had not been wounded, if we had not been injured, then we will not produce the pearl."
Stephan Hoeller
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"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved."
Helen Keller
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"Keep away from those who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you believe that you too can become great."
Mark Twain
