The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it.
- Epicurs

Obstacles cannot crush me: every obstacle yields to stern resolve.
- Leonardo Da Vinci

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
- Philo

Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win.
- Jonathan Kozol

What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise.
- Oscar Wilde

All problems become smaller if you don't dodge them, but confront them.
- William F. Halsey