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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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The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work. – Harry Golden

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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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If God asks that you bend, bend and do not complain. He is making you more flexible, and for this be thankful. – Terri Guillemets

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Adversity enhances this tale we call life. – Terri Guillemets

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