Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. Isaiah 48:10 – Bible Category: Adversity
Adversity has the same effect on a man that severe training has on the pugilist: it reduces him to his fighting weight. – Josh Billings Category: Adversity
No man ought to lay a cross upon himself, or to adopt tribulation, as is done in popedom; but if a cross or tribulation come upon him, then let him suffer it patiently, and know that it is good and profitable for him. – Martin Luther Category: Adversity
I cannot stop asking. If I could taste one sip of an answer, I could break out of this prison for drunks. – Rumi Category: Rumi
The only kind of seafood I trust is the fish stick, a totally featureless fish that doesnt have eyeballs or fins. – Dave Barry Category: Trust
For every person who has ever lived there has come, at last, a spring he will never see. Glory then in the springs that are yours. – Pam Brown Category: Nature
The function of muscle is to pull and not to push, except in the case of the genitals and the tongue. – Leonardo DaVinci Category: Mankind, Man
