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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. – Chinese Proverb

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Real pain can alone cure us of imaginary ills. We feel a thousand miseries till we are lucky enough to feel misery. – Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man without trials. – Confucius

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Bad is never good until worse happens. – Danish Proverb

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I smile when I look back at the troubles that have strengthened me. What seems to be insurmountable struggles then are now beautiful ornaments illuminating my soul. – Dodinsky, www.dodinsky.com

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There is no such thing as gratitude unexpressed. If it is unexpressed, it is plain, old-fashioned ingratitude. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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