In our nature, however, there is a provision, alike marvelous and merciful, that the sufferer should never know the intensity of what he endures by its present torture, but chiefly by the pang that rankles after it. – Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter

Difficulties were opportunities inside out, she assured herself… – Gwen Davis, Marriage, 1981

Men often bear little grievances with less courage than they do large misfortunes. – Aesop