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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected wit

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

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A bad grade is only one letter in the Essay of life. – Lee Drake

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They that sow in tears shall reap joy. Psalms 126:5 – Bible

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Sometimes the littlest things in life are the hardest to take. You can sit on a mountain more comfortably than on a tack. – Author Unknown

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Poverty, Frost, Famine, Rain, Disease, are the beadles and guardsmen that hold us to Common Sense. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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