The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism. – Norman Vincent Peale

It is always in the midst, in the epicenter, of your troubles that you find serenity. РAntoine de Saint-Exup̩ry, Wartime Writings 1939-1944, translated from French by

The misfortunes of mankind are of varied plumage. – Aeschylus, The Suppliant Maidens

It is better to drink of deep griefs than to taste shallow pleasures. – William Hazlitt, Characteristics, 1823